Sprayable Foam: Limiting Blood Loss on the Battlefield
Combat survivability is at an all-time high, however caring for the wounded on the battlefield is an ongoing challenge for…
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Hydrogels in Biomedical Applications
The Homeland Defense and Security Information Analysis Center recently conducted research and analysis on possible Department of Defense applications for…
Megacities Through the Lens of Social Media
Urbanization and Megacities Over the past half century, the worldwide urban population grew from 746 million in 1950 to 3.9…
A First Look: Disaster Management Challenges in Lagos, Nigeria
Introduction According to geostrategist David Kilcullen, the next big conflict will be “urban, connected, and littoral” with adversaries, friends and…
Multi-phase Ceramic Composites as Hosts for Nuclear Waste
With the global population approaching 8 billion by 2020, how societies handle their waste is an important measure of economic…
Feeling Through a Bionic Hand
Advances in battlefield trauma care and in body armor have led to an increase in the survival rates following injuries…
Complex Diagnosis: Using a New Paper Based Platform
There is an overwhelming need to conduct diagnostic tests on soldiers deployed in remote locations, where a clinical laboratory is…
Solving the Tin Whiskers Dilemma
A decades-old electronics performance problem is re-emerging as the European Union enacted legislation removing the use of lead in electronics….
MERS-CoV: A Persistent Threat to International and U.S. Force Public Health
As new biological threats emerge around the world, deployed personnel risk encountering these agents both on the battlefield and during…
Researchers Use Luminol to Treat Malaria
Malaria is a devastating infectious mosquito-borne disease caused by single-celled parasites called Plasmodium that can live inside red blood cells….
Breakthrough with New Technique for Graphene Production
Graphene is the thinnest substance capable of conducting electricity, but is also flexible and one of the strongest known materials….
Easily Retrievable, Biodegradable Nanoparticles for Environmental Cleanup
News reports continue to raise awareness of potential health threats associated with exposure to hazardous materials. The Elk River chemical…