Hoping to avoid another tragedy like the 2003 fire that killed 198 people in the Daegu, Korea subway, the Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation (SMRT) has chosen to deploy Firetide Inc.’s wireless infrastructure mesh solution in Seoul’s subway system. In compliance with South Korea’s subway and train radiofrequency regulations to avoid interference from other wireless … [Read more...]

A new Scandinavian study says there doesn’t appear to be a link between heavy cell phone use and cancer in adults. The researchers found that there was “no change” in the incidence of cancer rates between 1998 and 2003, compared with the previous two decades.Learn more from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. … [Read more...]

A partnership between companies like Volkswagen researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology IWU in Chemnitz, Germany, have come up with a way to make holes in press-hardened steel bodywork using electromagnetic pulse technology. Dr. Verena Kräusel, head of department at the IWU said this method was previously used to expand or neck aluminum … [Read more...]

Toyota Motor Corp. says the gas pedal design in more than 4 million Toyota and Lexus vehicles makes them vulnerable to being trapped open by floor mats, and recently announced a costly recall to fix the problem, the Detroit News reported. But experts are concerned that the drive-by-wire used by automakers is vulnerable to a number of problems, including electronic interference … [Read more...]

Lighting Science Group Corporation, an LED lighting products company, and the NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center have signed a two-year agreement to jointly develop a high illumination and good color rendering LED light fixture for space exploration. The two-year agreement calls for development of a lighting fixture prototype that will meet the unique demands of space equipment … [Read more...]

Advanced electrical meters and other smart grid devices may help cut electricity consumption in homes and businesses, but some are worried this technology may also make the nation’s power network more vulnerable to attack. Experts are warning that the government will step in unless the power industry protects itself from certain threats, such as a major solar storm that … [Read more...]