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Posted by Brent Eastwood, at 04:06PM 09/24/06 :
Good News for Coalition Forces: Technology to Counter IEDs
Note: Good News for Coalition Forces: Technology to Counter IEDs "New 'wearable' electronic devices will jam the signals used to set off IEDs in Iraq and Afghanistan" BAE Systems' Information and Electronic Warfare Systems group in Nashua, NH just won a $79.5 million contract to produce 3,874 electronic IED jammers. These devices will disrupt the signals from cell phones and other electronic transmissions which are often used to detonate mines and IEDs. What's new? Individual personnel can wear these devices right on their uniforms. This technology has evolved from the inventions of real American soldiers who had their own ideas to defeat IEDs in combat. Battlefield innovations are just what the Heritage Foundation's Dr. James Carafano writes about in his latest book, GI Ingenuity: Improvisation, Technology and Winning World War II. "The Second World War saw the first generation of young men that had grown up comfortable with industrial technology go into combat. Tinkerers, problem-solvers, risk-takers, and day-dreamers, they were curious and outspoken--a generation well prepared to improvise, innovate, and adapt on the battlefield." Now we have US soldiers and marines from Generation X and Y--men and women who have grown up with the Internet and First-Person Shooter (FPS) video games who also can innovate on the battlefield.
Posted by Brent Eastwood, at 09:17AM 09/21/06 :
Alternative Power Sources Would Cut US Dependency On Diesel Fuel in Iraq
Note: Alternative Power Sources Would Cut US Dependency On Diesel Fuel in Iraq One of the biggest sources of casualties for coalition forces in Iraq is the old-fashioned ambush of motorized convoys. So what is the biggest cargo load for these convoys? Fuel. Some of the fuel is for vehicles but most is for diesel generators which are used to provide electrical power at US bases (up to 70% of total shipments). According to Defense Industry Daily (DID), Marine Major General Richard Zilmer has requested alternative energy solutions to provide the power for US bases. This makes more sense economically and removes more US soldiers and marines from the dangerous tasks of convoy security. DID says this request is the first of its kind by a US commander and the first that gives credence to energy security on the battlefield. So the Pentagon is looking for mobile power stations from solar energy like the one pictured here. The idea is to use alternatives or renewable energy sources to provide power to forward operating bases. The Congressional Defense Energy Working Group is answering the call for energy security policy. The bipartisan group is sponsored by US Reps. Steve Israel (D-NY) and Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD) along with former CIA Director James Woolsey. The group recognizes that an energy independence plan is vital to national security. And I have written about Department of Defense fuel consumption--eating up 97% of the federal government's fuel requirements which costs taxpayers over $10-billion per year. Rep. Bartlett has been banging the drum on energy policy for years, especially on the Hubbert peak oil theory, which says that oil supplies follow a bell-shaped curve with future discoveries decreasing from the post-year 2000 peak. Bartlett has repeatedly cited the SAIC Hirsch report, "World oil peaking is going to happen. World production of conventional oil will reach a maximum and decline thereafter. The maximum is called the peak. A number of competent forecasters project peaking within the decade. Others contend it will occur later. Prediction of the peaking is extremely difficult because of geological complexities, measurement problems, pricing variations, demand elasticity, and political influences. Peaking will happen, but the timing is uncertain." Bartlett has also cited the US Army Corps of Engineers report "Energy Trends and Their Implications for US Army Installations." This report focused on national security threats. "The US has 5-percent of the world's population, but uses 25-percent of the world's annual energy production. This disproportionate consumption relative to global consumption causes loss of the world's goodwill and provides a context for potential military conflict."
Posted by Brent Eastwood, at 09:07AM 09/21/06 :
Science and Technology On The Hill
Note: Welcome to Science and Technology on the Hill. Could your technology move markets if only the Government changed its regulations, legislation, rules, or practices? You need to be informed to make that happen. Or you may be a policy maker sorting out the long-term strategies for education, funding, and privacy issues. We'll give you the latest in biometrics, stem cell, and nanotechnology plus IT, biotech, and clean energy that's happening in related agencies and committees in Congress.
Posted by Brent Eastwood, at 09:03AM 09/21/06 :
EastwoodNet Research and Development, LLC
Note: EastwoodNet Research and Development, LLC is a Service-Connected Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB) certified by the Association for Service Disabled Veterans. We focus on scientific visualization and clean energy innovations. EastwoodNet visual data analysis delivers improved visualization for electron microscopes. EastwoodNet also develops robust clean energy processes at the nanoscale for hydrogen fuel cells and solar photovoltaics (PV). EastwoodNet offers Science and Technology policy expertise to policymakers and emerging technology development for federal contract vehicles.
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Posted by Brent Eastwood, at 04:06PM 09/24/06 :Good News for Coalition Forces: Technology to Counter IEDs
Note: Good News for Coalition Forces: Technology to Counter IEDs "New 'wearable' electronic devices will jam the signals used to set off IEDs in Iraq and Afghanistan" BAE Systems' Information and Electronic Warfare Systems group in Nashua, NH just won a $79.5 million contract to produce 3,874 electronic IED jammers. These devices will disrupt the signals from cell phones and other electronic transmissions which are often used to detonate mines and IEDs. What's new? Individual personnel can wear these devices right on their uniforms. This technology has evolved from the inventions of real American soldiers who had their own ideas to defeat IEDs in combat. Battlefield innovations are just what the Heritage Foundation's Dr. James Carafano writes about in his latest book, GI Ingenuity: Improvisation, Technology and Winning World War II. "The Second World War saw the first generation of young men that had grown up comfortable with industrial technology go into combat. Tinkerers, problem-solvers, risk-takers, and day-dreamers, they were curious and outspoken--a generation well prepared to improvise, innovate, and adapt on the battlefield." Now we have US soldiers and marines from Generation X and Y--men and women who have grown up with the Internet and First-Person Shooter (FPS) video games who also can innovate on the battlefield.
Posted by Brent Eastwood, at 09:17AM 09/21/06 :Alternative Power Sources Would Cut US Dependency On Diesel Fuel in Iraq
Note: Alternative Power Sources Would Cut US Dependency On Diesel Fuel in Iraq One of the biggest sources of casualties for coalition forces in Iraq is the old-fashioned ambush of motorized convoys. So what is the biggest cargo load for these convoys? Fuel. Some of the fuel is for vehicles but most is for diesel generators which are used to provide electrical power at US bases (up to 70% of total shipments). According to Defense Industry Daily (DID), Marine Major General Richard Zilmer has requested alternative energy solutions to provide the power for US bases. This makes more sense economically and removes more US soldiers and marines from the dangerous tasks of convoy security. DID says this request is the first of its kind by a US commander and the first that gives credence to energy security on the battlefield. So the Pentagon is looking for mobile power stations from solar energy like the one pictured here. The idea is to use alternatives or renewable energy sources to provide power to forward operating bases. The Congressional Defense Energy Working Group is answering the call for energy security policy. The bipartisan group is sponsored by US Reps. Steve Israel (D-NY) and Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD) along with former CIA Director James Woolsey. The group recognizes that an energy independence plan is vital to national security. And I have written about Department of Defense fuel consumption--eating up 97% of the federal government's fuel requirements which costs taxpayers over $10-billion per year. Rep. Bartlett has been banging the drum on energy policy for years, especially on the Hubbert peak oil theory, which says that oil supplies follow a bell-shaped curve with future discoveries decreasing from the post-year 2000 peak. Bartlett has repeatedly cited the SAIC Hirsch report, "World oil peaking is going to happen. World production of conventional oil will reach a maximum and decline thereafter. The maximum is called the peak. A number of competent forecasters project peaking within the decade. Others contend it will occur later. Prediction of the peaking is extremely difficult because of geological complexities, measurement problems, pricing variations, demand elasticity, and political influences. Peaking will happen, but the timing is uncertain." Bartlett has also cited the US Army Corps of Engineers report "Energy Trends and Their Implications for US Army Installations." This report focused on national security threats. "The US has 5-percent of the world's population, but uses 25-percent of the world's annual energy production. This disproportionate consumption relative to global consumption causes loss of the world's goodwill and provides a context for potential military conflict."
Posted by Brent Eastwood, at 09:07AM 09/21/06 :Science and Technology On The Hill
Note: Welcome to Science and Technology on the Hill. Could your technology move markets if only the Government changed its regulations, legislation, rules, or practices? You need to be informed to make that happen. Or you may be a policy maker sorting out the long-term strategies for education, funding, and privacy issues. We'll give you the latest in biometrics, stem cell, and nanotechnology plus IT, biotech, and clean energy that's happening in related agencies and committees in Congress.
Posted by Brent Eastwood, at 09:03AM 09/21/06 :EastwoodNet Research and Development, LLC
Note: EastwoodNet Research and Development, LLC is a Service-Connected Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB) certified by the Association for Service Disabled Veterans. We focus on scientific visualization and clean energy innovations. EastwoodNet visual data analysis delivers improved visualization for electron microscopes. EastwoodNet also develops robust clean energy processes at the nanoscale for hydrogen fuel cells and solar photovoltaics (PV). EastwoodNet offers Science and Technology policy expertise to policymakers and emerging technology development for federal contract vehicles.
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