News tagged with military
China defence website gets 2 mln hack attacks: report
Nov 18, 2009 |
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The website of China's defence ministry has been hacked more than two million times since it was launched three months ago, state media said on Wednesday.
A new computer simulator allows to design military strategies based on ants' movements
Technology / Computer Sciences
Nov 06, 2009 |
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A researcher of the University of Granada, Spain, has designed a new system for the mobility of military troops within a battlefield based on the mechanisms used by ant colonies to move using a commercial ...
Reports: Cyberattacks traced to NKorea
Oct 30, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The North Korean government was the source of high-profile cyberattacks in July that caused Web outages in South Korea and the United States, news reports said Friday.
In combat zone, gastroenterologists put skills to test
Oct 26, 2009 |
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Most of today's gastroenterologists practice in relatively calm environments with patients of the same species. But for Dr. Leon Kundrotas and his colleagues working in Joint Base Balad, Iraq, the need to diagnose and treat ...
Organization analyzes how new war weapons will impact society
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 15, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In the year 2009, when astronauts live in a space station, people send messages around the world with the touch of a finger, and diseases such as polio have virtually been eradicated from ...
Deaths to local soldiers matter in shaping war opinion
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 15, 2009 |
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Americans think locally when they consider whether the loss of U.S. troops overseas warrants troop withdrawals, a new nationwide study suggests.
From nature, robots
Sep 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- To a robot designer like Sangbae Kim, the animal kingdom is full of inspiration. "I always look at animals and ask why they are the way they are," says Kim, an assistant professor of mechanical ...
UK Chinook choppers languish after software error
Aug 25, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A British newspaper says eight high-tech military helicopters have been out of service for eight years because defense officials tried to save money by installing homemade software in the aircraft.
Researchers explore how power influences interpretation
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 10, 2009 |
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A newly completed New York University study of public reaction to the 9/11 attacks concludes that people in positions of power, from government officials to managers working on Wall Street to military personnel, tended to ...
Trench map collection solves 95 year-old mystery
Jul 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- McMaster's collection of trench maps from the First World War is being put to work more than 90 years after the end of hostilities.
US wants privacy in new cyber security system
Jul 03, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The Obama administration is moving cautiously on a new pilot program that would both detect and stop cyber attacks against government computers, while trying to ensure citizen privacy protections.
Gates approves creation of new cyber command
Jun 23, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates has formally ordered the creation of a new military cyber command that will coordinate the Pentagon's efforts to defend its networks and conduct cyberwarfare.
Afghani children suffering from post-traumatic stress
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 23, 2009 |
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Children who live in Afghanistan are particularly affected every day by a multitude of war time stressors which increase the likelihood of developing PTSD: trauma, child labor, and family and military violence. On a daily ...
SKorea military networks under growing cyber attack
Jun 16, 2009 |
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South Korea's military computer networks are under ever-growing cyber attack with 95,000 cases reported daily on average, officials said Tuesday.
New battery technology extends life of bomb disposal robots
Jun 05, 2009 |
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Safe removal of roadside bombs and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) is critical in hostile environments. Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) crews often rely on remotely operated robots to disarm explosives ...
