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FAZD, an acronym for National Center for Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease Defense, has just launched a new educational initiative that addresses the shortfall of veterinary paraprofessionals. FAZD is funded by the U.S. Department of Homeland...

Airport security just got a bit of a boost with the development of a new smart system that can help find explosives-carrying terrorists. The system uses electronic "noses" that can sense the smell of explosives, process...

Fingerprints have long been the gold standard for profiling, and for keeping track of individuals for purposes of security, business, and medical care. But perhaps we've counted on this technique for far too long when...

A new method for computerized facial recognition is faster and better than ever. Researchers believe this revolutionary technology may make a big difference for security systems, since it can recognize faces in spite of disguises, state...

If you've ever had a student doctor or nurse perform a procedure on you, you know it isn't much fun. The student may need to make several attempts before the procedure is performed just...

Cancer patients can use wireless personal computers to log their symptoms and this can bring about an improvement in patient care as well as move cancer research further along, say the authors of a study coming...

Search engines make money according to how many times you click your mouse. Companies wanting to increase their revenues can capitalize on click-power by increasing the chance that someone will click on through to their...

Researchers in the field of computing are looking at the natural rotation of electrons, known as "spin," as holding a great deal of promise for the future of electronics. If scientists could figure a...