The Dutch Atennebureau is studying the effects of Wifi on Trees. The results are inconclusive; Ash might be affected, but the report is unable to prove causation and says more research is necessary. In een uitgebreider en langer durend onderzoek naar de invloed van vergelijkbare WIFI signalen is geen invloed gevonden op de ontwikkeling van … Continue reading Effect of Wifi on Trees
Larry has released a new study called “Commercial Air Passengers Struggle to Balance Desire for Privacy and Security” …an overwhelming 79 percent of air travelers believe protection of their privacy rights is important. When asked to balance privacy and security when traveling with commercial airlines, however, 61 percent said security is most important, while only … Continue reading Passengers Choose Scan Over Pat-Down
The Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies at MIT together with the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center has released a study of blasts, helmets and brain injury. They set out to test a theory that military traumatic brain injury is made worse by the current helmet design. Compared to the unhelmeted head, the head with helmet … Continue reading Blasts, Helmets and Brain Injury
The Office of Inspector General in the US Department of Energy has just released a “Letter Report on ‘Inspection of Allegations Relating to Irregularities in the Human Reliability Program and Alcohol Abuse within the Office of Secure Transportation” (OST): Specifically, a review of OST documentation and interviews confirmed the occurrence of 16 alcohol-related incidents involving … Continue reading Critical Infrastructure Alchohol Abuse