CYBERSECURITYNew Tool in the Fight Against Hackers Published 29 April 2022 A new form of security identification could soon see the light of day and help us protect our data from hackers and cybercriminals. Quantum mathematicians have solved a mathematical riddle that allows for a person’s geographical location to be used as a personal ID

DISASTERSThe Social Impact of Disasters By Samuel Schlaefli Published 29 April 2022 A human geographer and a physicist conduct research into weather and climate risks. Their methods may be different, but they agree that the scale of a disaster is often determined more by societal decisions than by the natural hazard itself.   Christine Eriksen spent 13

EARTHQUAKESRisk Models Overlook an Important Element Published 29 April 2022 Earthquakes themselves affect the movement of Earth’s tectonic plates, which in turn could impact on future earthquakes, according to new research. This new knowledge should be incorporated in computer models used to gauge earthquake risk, according to the researchers behind the study. Like a gigantic puzzle,

CLIMATE CHALLENGESTo Reduce Growing Climate Dangers, the World Needs to Consider Sunlight Reflection By Stewart M. Patrick Published 29 April 2022 Nothing about the present climate crisis or its implications is natural. Perhaps how the world deals with a warming planet shouldn’t be either. For too long, sunlight reflection has been the third rail of climate

DRONESNational Action Plan: The U.S. Domestic Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Published 27 April 2022 Over the last decade, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS or “drones”) have become a regular feature of American life. We use them for recreation, for research, and for commerce. But the proliferation of this new technology has also introduced new risks to public safety,

WAR IN UKRAINECan the Russian Military Overcome Its Manpower Problems in Ukraine? By Reid Standish Published 27 April 2022 A new phase of the Ukraine war is shaping up in the eastern part of the country, but succeeding with its new war goals will be no simple task for a Russian military that has lost

CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCEA Peak at the Nation’s Future Cybersecurity Workforce Published 27 April 2022 Hack the Port 22, hosted jointly by USCYBERCOM and the Maryland Innovation and Security Institute, brought together subject matter experts from government, industry, and academia to highlight the nation’s critical infrastructure and cyber defense priorities. There was an unmistakable buzz at Hack the

CRIMECo-Offenders Likely to Violently Turn on One Another: Gang Study Published 27 April 2022 Researchers use over a decade of data from Thames Valley Police to reveal ‘mechanisms’ that generate and sustain violence within networks of organized crime. The first study to take a ‘network analysis’ approach to patterns of violence within UK organized crime gangs

INNOVATIONReal-Time Flood Sensors, Dancing Drones and More Published 27 April 2022 Over 40 innovations, including new influenza diagnosis tests and human-driven robots, will be on display at the Research Excellence Exhibit this Friday at NYU. The NYU Tandon School of Engineering will showcase over 40 innovative and future-forward research projects by faculty and students, along with interactive, family-friendly

ENERGY SECURITYHarnessing Wave Energy Published 27 April 2022 Most wave energy devices only capture energy in one direction, such as an up-down motion, but waves have some movement in multiple directions. Illinois Institute of Technologyassociate professor Carrie Hall has been awarded a prestigious Fulbright United States Scholar Award to work on harvesting wave energy as a