News tagged with network surveillance

SpotterRF debuts Radar Backpack Kit (w/ Video)

(Phys.org) -- SpotterRF has announced a special radar backpack kit designed to enhance situational awareness for soldiers on the ground. The company says its special radar is designed for warfighters as part ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created May 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 13 | with audio podcast report

Russia's attempts to save Mars probe unsuccessful (Update)

As Russia's space agency struggled Thursday to fix a probe bound for a moon of Mars that instead got stuck in Earth's orbit, some experts said the chances of saving the $170 million craft looked slim.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 29

Space debris a growing problem

A scare triggered by orbital debris that on Tuesday came within a couple of hundred metres (yards) of the International Space Station (ISS) sheds light on an acutely worsening problem. ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jun 28, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 3

DARPA unveils new telescope to protect satellites from space debris

(PhysOrg.com) -- The U.S. Defense Department’s, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in conjunction with the U.S. Air Force (and many unknown contractors of course) has announced the addition ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 25, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 2 | with audio podcast report

US moves to enhance cybersecurity cooperation

The Pentagon and Department of Homeland Security unveiled an agreement on Wednesday designed to boost cooperation in defending military and private computer networks from growing cyber threats.

Technology / Internet

created Oct 13, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Germany to prevent Facebook checks

(AP) -- Ever thought twice about posting a party picture on Facebook, fearing it could someday hurt your chance at a dream job? A new German law is supposed to solve the problem by making it illegal for prospective ...

Technology / Internet

created Aug 25, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

We now know that the brain controls the formation of bone

The brain acts as a profound regulatory centre, controlling myriad processes throughout the body in ways we are only just beginning to understand. In new findings, Australian scientists have shown surprising connections between ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Surveillance software solves security snag

Sophisticated network surveillance technology developed at the University of Adelaide will help solve a security dilemma currently facing airports, casinos, CBDs, shopping malls and large sporting and entertainment venues ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

ANDE-2 satellite deployed from Space Shuttle Endeavour

The Naval Research Laboratory's satellite suite, the Atmospheric Neutral Density Experiment 2 (ANDE-2), was deployed from NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavour on July 30, 2009.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Aug 05, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0

More to Second Life than just sex

Researchers at the University of Toronto and the University Health Network's Centre for Innovation in Complex Care (CICC) have found that a wide array of health-related activity occurs in the 3 dimensional virtual world of ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

P2P traffic control

Could a concept from information technology familiar to online file sharers be exploited to reduce road congestion and even traffic accidents? That is the question answered in the affirmative by researchers in California, ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jan 07, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 2