Laser-based ‘optical tweezers’ could levitate uranium and plutonium particles, thus allowing the measurement of nuclear…
Army Scientist Seeks Enhanced Soldier Systems Through Quantum Research
Researchers at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) and the Joint Quantum Institute have created a pristine quantum light source that has the potential to lead to more secure communications and enhanced…
Veterans with PTSD Improve Mental Health After Therapeutic Horseback Riding Intervention
Veterans with combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder were less anxious and depressed and had an improved quality of life after an eight-week therapeutic horseback riding program, according to a Baylor University study. “PTSD…
U.S. Army Scientists Develop Computational Model to Predict Human Behavior
Army researchers have developed for the first time an analytic model to show how groups of people influence individual behavior. Technically speaking, this had never been done before: No one had taken…
Neo-Colonial Attitudes to Security in War-Torn Nations Out-Of-Date and Unhelpful
Developed countries imposing their own Security Sector Reform (SSR) processes onto nations recovering from war often rely on entrenched colonial attitudes with no guarantee of success. Research led by the University of…
Tough Laws Prevent Gun Deaths
A major global report confirms gun-related homicides, suicides and accidents are falling in Australia after the introduction of anti-gun laws, and that the effect of such tough laws is similar elsewhere. Associate…
