DHS Portable DNA Analyzer

The Homeland Security Department this summer plans to begin testing a DNA analyzer that’s small enough to be easily portable and fast enough to return results in less than an hour. The analyzer, about the size of a laser printer, initially will be used to determine kinship among refugees and asylum seekers. It also could [...] continue reading the breaking news

Powerful Solar Storm Disrupts Communications – Scientists Warn of $2,000 Billion Solar ‘Katrina’

An X2.2 flare erupted from the sun’s active region 1158 (at lower right) -  Powerful solar storm disrupts communications (Sify): Washington, Feb 20 (IANS) A powerful solar flare has triggered the largest space weather storm in four years, disrupting some ground communications on earth. Classified as a Class X flare, the Feb 15 event also [...] continue reading the breaking news

California Prison To Use New ‘Burning Laser Beam’ On Inmates

Non-lethal: The Assault Intervention Device emits invisible laser-like beam to trigger a brief burning sensation and is set to be installed at a detention centre It looks like something out of a video game, but this monstrous machine could come in very handy for breaking up prison fights. The Assault Intervention Device (AID) emits an [...] continue reading the breaking news

How To Get Internet Access When Your Government Shuts It Down

Does your government have an Internet kill-switch? Read our guide to Guerrilla Networking and be prepared for when the lines get cut. President Obama May Get Power to Shut Down Internet Without Any Court oversight These days, no popular movement goes without an Internet presence of some kind, whether it’s organizing on Facebook or spreading [...] continue reading the breaking news

Invisibility Cloak Enters The Real World: Scientists Make Visible Object Disappear For The First Time

Scientists are a step closer to creating a Star Trek-style cloaking device after making an object visible to the naked eye disappear for the first time. The research works by using a naturally forming crystal called calcite which has extraordinary light bending abilities Photo: CORBIS In the past researchers have only been able to “cloak” microscopic [...] continue reading the breaking news