Have you ever gotten tired spinning a wrench around and around and around? Enter the RoboGlove, which multiplies the force of the hand wearing it. At the same time, sensors and actuators on each finger tip mimic nerve endings and muscles of a real hand.
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July 25, 2016
Have you ever gotten tired spinning a wrench around and around and around? Enter the RoboGlove, which multiplies the force of the hand wearing it. At the same time, sensors and actuators on each finger tip mimic nerve endings and muscles of a real hand.
General Motors developed the glove, in hopes of augmenting the company's factory employees. The glove's technology is borrowed from NASA's Robo...
July 25, 2016
Firefighters and police officers routinely run toward trouble when others are running away, but that stress takes a toll on their health.
The average life expectancy of a police officer is 10 years less than the average American, according to research done by Dr. John Violanti.
Heart attacks, not burns or injuries, are the No. 1 cause of on-duty death in firefighters.
Firefighters and police officers routinely run toward trouble when others are running away, but that stress takes a toll on their health.
The average life expectancy of a police officer is 10 years less than the average American, according to research done by Dr. John Violanti.
Heart attacks, not burns or injuries, are the No. 1 cause of on-duty death in firefighters.
Furthermore, for eve...
July 22, 2016
The U.S. Department of Justice's National Gang Intelligence Center has issued a bulletin to law enforcement agencies nationwide, suggesting that the general anger towards police could now be morphing into an organized effort to target both uniformed and plain-clothes officers -- especially by street gangs.
The U.S. Department of Justice's National Gang Intelligence Center has issued a bulletin to law enforcement agencies nationwide, suggesting that the general anger towards police could now be morphing into an organized effort to target both uniformed and plain-clothes officers -- especially by street gangs.
The bulletin was issued on July 15, just two days before the ambush of police and sheriff...
July 21, 2016
Policies concerning body-worn cameras vary considerably across the country. Use our legislation tracker to find out more about passed and pending laws in your state.
Policies concerning body-worn cameras vary considerably across the country. Use our legislation tracker to find out more about passed and pending laws in your state.
For 400 days, Chicago withheld video of an officer fatally shooting 17-year-old Laquan McDonald until a Cook County judge ordered its release. Public support for police body-worn cameras has grown in the wake of several high-profil...
July 21, 2016
The US DOT’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), in coordination with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), have announced proposed regulations for Oil Spill Response Plans and Information Sharing for High-Hazard Flammable Trains (HHFTs) to improve oil spill response readiness and mitigate effects of rail incidents involving petroleum oil.
The US DOT’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), in coordination with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), have announced proposed regulations for Oil Spill Response Plans and Information Sharing for High-Hazard Flammable Trains (HHFTs) to improve oil spill response readiness and mitigate effects of rail incidents involving petroleum oil.
The proposed rule woul...
July 20, 2016
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) announces the availability of a new mobile application (app) version of its longstanding Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. The app was developed as part of the Worker Health History Small National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) Project Award and can be used on any device with a Web browser.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) announces the availability of a new mobile application (app) version of its longstanding Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. The app was developed as part of the Worker Health History Small National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) Project Award and can be used on any device with a Web browser.
The NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical...
July 20, 2016
Removing chemical, biological, radiological, and toxic contaminants from a range of surface types could be as easy as peeling off a sticker thanks to research conducted by scientists at ECBC and industry partner CBI Polymer.
Removing chemical, biological, radiological, and toxic contaminants from a range of surface types could be as easy as peeling off a sticker thanks to research conducted by scientists at ECBC and industry partner CBI Polymer.
Jointly, ECBC and CBI Polymer researchers explored how a HydroGel can be modified to decontaminate surfaces contaminated with biological agents such as spores of Bacillus a...
July 19, 2016
The attack in Nice that killed more than 80 people is an example of a shift in tactics by terror groups who are encouraging followers in the West to stay home and wreak havoc with whatever means they have at their disposal.
The attack in Nice that killed more than 80 people is an example of a shift in tactics by terror groups who are encouraging followers in the West to stay home and wreak havoc with whatever means they have at their disposal.
The use of a truck to mow down victims in the French Riviera resort town late Thursday is part of a move to a do-it-yourself style terrorism used by lone wolfs or small terr...
July 19, 2016
NASA engineers say they're making progress in their efforts to help the U.S. Forest Service design a better emergency fire shelter for wildland firefighters.
NASA engineers say they're making progress in their efforts to help the U.S. Forest Service design a better emergency fire shelter for wildland firefighters.
The NASA Convective Heating Improvement for Emergency Fire Shelters or CHIEFS project started because of the deadly Yarnell Hill fire in Arizona in 2013. Nineteen firefighters were trapped in a raging, wind-driven wildfire and the emergenc...
July 15, 2016
ASTM International's Committee on Homeland Security Applications (E54) recently approved three new standards for body armor for military and criminal justice personnel, helping protect them from gunshots and stabs.
ASTM International's Committee on Homeland Security Applications (E54) recently approved three new standards for body armor for military and criminal justice personnel, helping protect them from gunshots and stabs.
According to ASTM member Casandra Robinson, a broad group of stakeholders (including the National Institute of Justice, the U.S. Army Program Executive Office, and the National Insti...