The hope is that by the time another major biological event—be it intentional, accidental or natural—comes knocking on our door, the United States will be able to quickly triage people for their next step of medical care. Keep Reading
The maritime industry and particularly ports are part of the solution towards decarbonizing the maritime sector and can contribute towards the UN goal of achieving clean and affordable energy, panelists told a side-event on ports. Keep Reading
S&T’s strategic research partnerships are solving big problems, which are improving the economic, health, and security well-being of the country and the world. Keep Reading
Scientists have created a cybersecurity technology called Shadow Figment that is designed to lure hackers into an artificial world, then stop them from doing damage by feeding them illusory tidbits of success. Keep Reading
With all of the many benefits, there are risks as well; after all, ammonia is the most produced and widely distributed toxic inhalation hazard chemical in the United States. If released in large quantities, it poses a significant risk to life and the health of those exposed. Keep Reading
The Strategic Partner of the Year, Lisa Martin of Embrace Communications, is a small business member of GTSC. She was selected because she too saw that COVID-19 would considerably change the way nonprofits do business and that the “in-person” event model would not be sustainable at least for 2020. Keep Reading
S&T is seeking a partner to design new law enforcement safety gear that could be used while managing crowds, including proposed solutions for clothing, accessories and devices. Keep Reading
The MOU, signed at a virtual meeting of the Canada Research Coordinating Committee, builds on a series of strategic workshops delivered jointly by NSF and NSERC in 2020 and 2021 focused on inclusive and intersectional engineering and computer science research. Keep Reading
Tech innovators which are accepted onto the program, from early-stage startups to established scaleups, will develop and pilot technology to protect the country from malicious activity, including phishing and ransomware attacks. Keep Reading
This draft report, which will be open for public comment for 60 days before being published in final form, reviews the methods that forensic laboratories use to interpret evidence containing a mixture of DNA from two or more people. Keep Reading
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) successfully tested four prototype technologies for early detection of wildfires in California this week. Keep Reading
The terrain along our northern border with Canada is vast and unique, and features a diverse array of geographical landscapes including the grasslands, prairies, and lowland plains of North Dakota and the mountains and badlands of Montana. Keep Reading
The fighters “were hunted down and remotely engaged by the unmanned combat aerial vehicles or the lethal autonomous weapons systems,” according to the report, which did not say whether there were any casualties or injuries. Keep Reading
Part one of this four-part series includes on-demand discussions on preparing for the next pandemic, combatting the opioid crisis, securing public transit systems, and characterizing biological threats. Keep Reading
The Department of Homeland Security’s Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships is the sponsor of the virtual competition with the center’s director, John Picarelli, serving as one of the five judges. Keep Reading
Current speech recognition systems work reasonably well in quiet conditions, but quickly fail when the surrounding background noise increases—as is common for first responder situations. Keep Reading
Tropical storms, hurricanes and other large coastal storms can impact seaside and inland communities and ecosystems with high winds, storm surge, erosion and flooding. These forces can destroy buildings, roads and bridges and reshape the nation’s coastline. Keep Reading
The tool’s predictions are based on temperature data from a building’s heat detectors, and, remarkably, it is designed to operate even after heat detectors begin to fail, making do with the remaining devices. Keep Reading
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed enormous pressures on our country's first responders who risk exposure every day. As key workers within the homeland security mission, their safety and resilience in the face of unprecedented conditions is of utmost concern and urgency to DHS S&T. Keep Reading
Each project will receive up to $150,000 from the DHS SBIR Program to conduct proof-of-concept research over a five-month period to address specific homeland security technology needs. Keep Reading