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Google Meets Sherlock Holmes
Researchers at the DHS Science and Technology Directorate are creating ways to see fuzzy data as a 3-dimensional picture where threat clues can jump out.
Locating the Heroes
It started when the DHS Science and Technology Directorate asked the boots-on-the-ground what they need. One of the most important needs of the firefighters and other first responders turns out to be a technology that can accurately track and locate where their comrades are in three-dimensional space says Jalal Mapar, a program manager at the Directorate. Now we've got a solution: the 3–D Locator.
The Smaller the Better
LACIS is under development with funding by the DHS S&T Directorate and could very well revolutionize hazmat and emergency response.
Reading by Numbers
Mathematicians and a public health student developed an early-warning model that can “see” an epidemic before it claims many victims at Rutgers University.
Razing Cane
Elephant grass is a problem along the border. Borders and Maritime has identified a natural predator to related Carrizo reed in Europe and introduced along the border to to battle against the Elephant grass.
Portable Pathology
Funded by the DHS Science and Technology Directorate, the BioBriefcase was developed by scientists and engineers at Lawrence Livermore and Sandia national laboratories. It's a product of a comprehensive DHS effort launched in 2003 to deploy a network of biomonitors, detectors, and warning systems. The Nation needs to be prepared in the event of an attack using a harmful or deadly biological agent, such as anthrax or another type of bacteria, virus, or toxin.
Lab-in-a-Box
The state-of-the-art Federal system for monitoring the air to detect harmful biological agents is scheduled for another upgrade--this time, to one that’s fully automated. The defense of the future will involve a self-contained “lab-in-a-box” that can analyze air samples from strategic locations around the clock and quickly alert agencies to a threat … all by itself.
End of the Line
PHILIS, the fleet of mobile chemical-analysis labs, the DHS S&T has finished delivering the last of the planned high-tech trucks and trailers to the U.S. EPA.
When Your Ship Comes In
Marine Asset Tag Tracking System (MATTS), place this device on cargo and it has GPS. This device can tell you exactly where the cargo has been.
Outside the Box
SAFECON is trying to develop a technology that will be an all-in-one security system that would scan, in one quick swipe, cargo containers as they are lifted off ships.