Firefighters often put their lives at risk during operations, so it is essential they have reliable tools to help them do their job. Now, a modular simulation kit is set to help develop new information and communication technologies ...
Engineering
Jan 3, 2012
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(AP) -- Police departments around the country are working to shield their radio communications from the public as cheap, user-friendly technology has made it easy for anyone to use handheld devices to keep tabs on officers ...
Other
Nov 20, 2011
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(AP) -- Phone service often cuts out when it's needed the most - when disaster strikes.
Telecom
Aug 26, 2011
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The European Commission on Thursday ordered 21 EU states to get their act together and meet a deadline to install a pan-European mobile satellite network under its broadband-for-all drive.
Telecom
Feb 17, 2011
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During the 2007 mass shooting at Virginia Tech, desperate students attempted to text the 911 emergency service.
Telecom
Nov 23, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An international team led by a University of Cincinnati researcher has shown how a bacterial community evolves to survive hostile host defenses in the body.
Cell & Microbiology
May 10, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- First responders could boost their radio communications quickly at a disaster site by setting out just four extra transmitters in a random arrangement to significantly increase the signal power at the receiver, ...
General Physics
Feb 25, 2009
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In a pandemic, bushfire or flood, people need high quality safety and crisis information. Getting emergency messages quickly can help people know how to prepare, what rules to follow, where dangers are, where to gather safely ...
Social Sciences
Apr 15, 2024
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Melting ice roads cut off Indigenous communities in Canada's far north as unseasonably warm weather on Friday also saw its largest city, Toronto, break a winter heat record.
Environment
Feb 10, 2024
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AFAC, the National Council for fire and emergency services, has released the Seasonal Bushfire Outlook for Summer 2023.
Earth Sciences
Nov 30, 2023
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