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March 2, 2017
As stated in the U.S. Department of Defense’s Fiscal Year 2017 President’s Budget Submission, CB threats are constantly expanding; the rapid advancement of CB capabilities, as well as their global proliferation, “greatly extends the spectrum of plausible actors, agents, concepts of use, and targets.” In the past, many counterterrorism experts discounted the likelihood of CB attacks against Western...
March 1, 2017
One of the elements of a firefighter’s protective ensemble that often gets neglected is eye and face protection. Most often firefighters rely on their self-contained breathing apparatus facemask, but SCBA are not worn for every type of emergency response.
One of the elements of a firefighter’s protective ensemble that often gets neglected is eye and face protection. Most often firefighters rely on their self-contained breathing apparatus facemask, but SCBA are not worn for every type of emergency response.
Manufacturers must provide firefighter helmets with either a set of goggles or a faceshield, which is intended for supplemental eye and face...
February 27, 2017
Bill Gates is a smart guy who knows something about global health. So when he gives a grave warning about a potential catastrophe, it's a good idea to listen. Yesterday, at the Munich Security Conference in Germany, the man who tops the Forbes richest person in the world list and is co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation said:
Bill Gates is a smart guy who knows something about global health. So when he gives a grave warning about a potential catastrophe, it's a good idea to listen. Yesterday, at the Munich Security Conference in Germany, the man who tops the Forbes richest person in the world list and is co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation said:
“Whether it occurs by a quirk of nature or at the hand of...
February 24, 2017
Lethbridge Fire & Emergency Services plunged into the icy water of Henderson Lake on Wednesday, all in the name of safety. The firefighter/paramedics were training in ice rescue techniques. After a lecture series where they learned about the different types of ice, how to use the rescue equipment and physiological responses of those who fall into the water, they got to practice the techniques firsthand.
Lethbridge Fire...
February 23, 2017
In a first in western Canada, an infrared-equipped drone was used to rescue four people stranded in darkness, in waist-deep snow, on a recreational skiing mountain in British Columbia. It happened overnight Monday-Tuesday, with a DJI Matrice equipped with a FLIR Vue Pro camera operated by two men from a Kamloops company called Hummingbird Drones.
Read the full article here: https://goo.gl/IWPUj0
In a first in western Canada, an infrared-equipped drone was used to rescue four people stranded in darkness, in waist-deep snow, on a recreational skiing mountain in British Columbia. It happened overnight Monday-Tuesday, with a DJI Matrice equipped with a FLIR Vue Pro camera operated by two men from a Kamloops company called Hummingbird Drones.
Read the full article here: https://goo.gl/IWPUj...
February 22, 2017
Mysterious radioactive spikes are being found across Europe – and nobody quite knows why.
Iodine-131, a man-made radioactive material, is being found in small amounts across the continent. It was found in northern Norway early in January, according to officials, but has been gradually moving across the rest of Europe ever since.
Mysterious radioactive spikes are being found across Europe – and nobody quite knows why.
Iodine-131, a man-made radioactive material, is being found in small amounts across the continent. It was found in northern Norway early in January, according to officials, but has been gradually moving across the rest of Europe ever since.
But despite finding the material in January, authorities didn’t...
February 20, 2017
A spider-like robot built by researchers from the University of Lausanne (UNIL) and École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland has demonstrated a faster walking gait than that used by six-legged insects in the wild.
The research could lead to faster and more mobile insect-inspired robots, which can be used in search and rescue missions.
A spider-like robot built by researchers from the University of Lausanne (UNIL) and École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland has demonstrated a faster walking gait than that used by six-legged insects in the wild.
The research could lead to faster and more mobile insect-inspired robots, which can be used in search and rescue missions.
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February 17, 2017
Engineers working on a way to keep police safe may have found the solution in an unusual place.
Taking inspiration from the Japanese art of paper folding, a team of researchers have developed a lightweight shield that can stop bullets in their tracks.
Engineers working on a way to keep police safe may have found the solution in an unusual place.
Taking inspiration from the Japanese art of paper folding, a team of researchers have developed a lightweight shield that can stop bullets in their tracks.
The ballistic barrier is made up of twelve layers of Kevlar fibre and weighs only slightly more than a large suitcase, but it can completely s...
February 16, 2017
The findings from two new studies have just been released describing the efficacy of a malaria vaccine, provided by the biotech company Sanaria. In the small, controlled clinical trials, the vaccine proved to be extremely efficacious and sustained effectiveness over a number of weeks. The new vaccine—called Sanaria® PfSPZ-CVac—is composed of live, attenuated, and purified malaria sporozoites and the antimalarial drug chloroquine.
The findings from two new studies have just been released describing the efficacy of a malaria vaccine, provided by the biotech company Sanaria. In the small, controlled clinical trials, the vaccine proved to be extremely efficacious and sustained effectiveness over a number of weeks. The new vaccine—called Sanaria® PfSPZ-CVac—is composed of live, attenuated, and purified malaria sporozoites and t...
February 15, 2017
DHAKA, Feb 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - An inexpensive, solar-powered ambulance that can fit down narrow laneways is set to hit the road in rural Bangladesh this year, its manufacturers say.
The three-wheeled van, as well-equipped as ambulances used in Bangladesh's cities, runs entirely on solar power – including solar battery power at night – and can be used in rural areas with no grid electricity, according to the developers.
DHAKA, Feb 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - An inexpensive, solar-powered ambulance that can fit down narrow laneways is set to hit the road in rural Bangladesh this year, its manufacturers say.
The three-wheeled van, as well-equipped as ambulances used in Bangladesh's cities, runs entirely on solar power – including solar battery power at night – and can be used in rural areas with no grid el...