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  • Lockheed’s Advanced Technology Center Develops Microcryocooler for IR Sensing Applications
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    Lockheed’s Advanced Technology Center Develops Microcryocooler for IR Sensing Applications

    Lockheed Martin‘s advanced technology center has built an ultra-compact cryocooler system to offer a quick-startup feature for infrared sensors used to support military operations. Lockheed said Wednesday its Fast Cool Down Microcryocooler is designed to quickly activate IR-sensing platforms utilized on space observation and weapons targeting missions. Jeffrey Olson, a research scientist at Lockheed’s advanced technology center, said the technology can help reduce the […] More

  • Evolva, Navy Partner to Develop Resveratrol Polymer Composite Materials
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    Evolva, Navy Partner to Develop Resveratrol Polymer Composite Materials

    Evolva has partnered with the U.S. Navy to develop and test a new type of structural composite material based on a polymer resin matrix derived from the company’s resveratrol product. The company said Wednesday it will collaborate with the Naval Air Systems Command’s  research facility in China Lake, California, to advance development of the composite. Resvetratrol-based prototype materials demonstrated resistance to intense and prolonged […] More

  • NASA Seeks Proposals for Small Spacecraft, Launch Vehicle Development; Steve Jurczyk Comments
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    NASA Seeks Proposals for Small Spacecraft, Launch Vehicle Development; Steve Jurczyk Comments

    NASA has begun to solicit proposals for a program that aims to develop and commercialize novel space platforms for use in human and scientific exploration missions through public-private partnerships. “The Tipping Point solicitation represents a continued focus on collaborations with the commercial space sector that leverage emerging markets and capabilities to meet NASA’s strategic goals,” […] More

  • Aerojet Rocketdyne-Sierra Nevada Team to Perform Deep Space Habitat Architectural Study
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    Aerojet Rocketdyne-Sierra Nevada Team to Perform Deep Space Habitat Architectural Study

    Aerojet Rocketdyne and Sierra Nevada Corp. have partnered to conduct an architectural study for a deep space habitat system. Sierra Nevada is one of the six contractors selected by NASA to perform research and development work on prototypes of habitation systems under the agency’s Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnership-2 program. “We look forward to working with […] More

  • Clayton County Police Dept in Georgia to Deploy Utility Inc’s Body Cameras
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    Clayton County Police Dept in Georgia to Deploy Utility Inc’s Body Cameras

    The Clayton County Police Department in Georgia will use 200 Utility-developed body cameras with automatic recording and redaction functions in support of efforts to protect citizen and police officer privacy. Utility said Thursday the BodyWorn technology features policy-based auto-recording triggers, automatic redaction software, instant video playback and a real-time offloading function that sends videos to an Amazon Web Services cloud server. Michael […] More

  • NIST Seeks Industry, Govt Input on Cyber Trends, Challenges
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    NIST Seeks Industry, Govt Input on Cyber Trends, Challenges

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology has asked government agencies and industry to provide information on the current and future cybersecurity challenges and trends as well as novel approaches to address such challenges. NIST said in a Federal Register notice posted Wednesday the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity will use the responses from the request for […] More

  • Rodgers Group Subsidiary Uses BAE Geospatial Tech to Create Visual Emergency Action Plans
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    Rodgers Group Subsidiary Uses BAE Geospatial Tech to Create Visual Emergency Action Plans

    New Jersey-based public safety consulting firm Rodgers Group has launched a business group in response to a growing demand for visual-based emergency management plans. The company said Tuesday its Critical Response Group aims to help clients transform text-based emergency action plans into collaborative response graphics with BAE Systems‘ Geospatial eXploitation platform. Rodgers Group President Frank Rodgers said he believes […] More

  • Motorola Solutions to Demo Virtual Command Center Proof of Concept
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    Motorola Solutions to Demo Virtual Command Center Proof of Concept

    Motorola Solutions will demonstrate a virtual command center proof of concept Monday and Tuesday at the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials 2016 in Orlando, Florida. The company said Wednesday its virtual public safety command center will showcase  Eyefluence‘s eye-interaction technology — a venture capital investment of Motorola Solutions. Motorola Solutions will also launch its APX 8500 P25 all-band […] More

  • HPE’s Judith Douglas Appointed Vice Chair of ACT-IAC Institute for Innovation Advisory Board
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    HPE’s Judith Douglas Appointed Vice Chair of ACT-IAC Institute for Innovation Advisory Board

    The American Council for Technology – Industry Advisory Council has appointed Judith Douglas, a client industry executive at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, as vice chair of the council’s Institute for Innovation Advisory Board. The institute seeks to utilize thought leadership in information technology to support government missions, as well as oversee projects designed to address issues through government and […] More

  • DHS Seeks Academic Institution to Lead New CoE for Homeland Security Quantitative Analysis
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    DHS Seeks Academic Institution to Lead New CoE for Homeland Security Quantitative Analysis

    The Department of Homeland Security plans to provide $40 million in funds to an institution that will lead a new center of excellence for homeland security quantitative analysis. DHS said Monday the funds will cover 10 years of CoE operations under a cooperative agreement with the lead institution. The department added it also seeks potential partners from academia, industry, federally funded research […] More

  • SimplyHome to Develop Voice Command Platform for Assistive Tech Under VA Grant
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    SimplyHome to Develop Voice Command Platform for Assistive Tech Under VA Grant

    SimplyHome has received a $200,000 grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs to develop a technology platform for voice commands to control assistive technology under the Specially Adapted Housing Assistive Technology program. The company said Tuesday the platform will work to enable physically disabled veterans and service members to use voice commands to trigger pre-customized actions on the technologies installed […] More