Background: Face recognition has recently become an important task of computer vision, including a wide range of biometric and security applications. However, most existing face recognition systems are reported to be sensitive to image acquisition conditions, head position, illumination, etc. and ...

Background: Particle analyzers utilize particle 'focusing' by establishing high particle concentrations within a thin stream of gas. Most sources for analysis, like gunpowder residue in ambient air, do not show these properties. The so-called Aerodynamic Lens arrays are the common solution to this ...

Background: Semi-autonomous UAVs are able to pursue pre-designated targets in groups, or 'flocks'. When the communication with mission command is partially severed, a "leader" craft receives information from all other crafts and issues back commands. The leader must have a radio link with ...

The invention is of a fast and highly accurate system for identifying the presence of bacteria, based on DNA sequence. The technology in capable of identifying bacterial strains, and assigns an identity number to bacterial strain based on a Simple Sequence Repeat (SSR). This technology can ...

The device is a personal badge for monitoring exposure to chemicals and pollutants. The badge consists of a polymer film that over an extended period absorbs chemicals to which the wearer is exposed. At a certain designated point in time, the badge’s accumulated chemicals are measured using a ...

Highly sensitive electrochemical and optical sensors for explosives Categories Homeland Security, Explosives Detection Development Stage Proof of concept for TNT and RDX; ongoing work with other explosives Patent Status United States patent application filed Market ...

Background: Snake-like robots incorporate many modules with flexible joints between them to create different shapes. This enables them to tackle obstacles many times their height. At every joint there is a geared motor that causes one module to rotate in respect to its neighbor. Robots designed to ...

Background: Our technology deals with robots intended for domestic tasks. Existing robots which can climb stairs while performing tasks, for example, are not cost-effective. The reason is most robots are designed to treat stairs as an obstacle, and not as a working platform. The only robots ...

Introduction: Nanotechnology is the study and development of materials at nano (10-9m) levels. It is one of the rapidly growing scientific disciplines due to its enormous potential in creating novel applications. Electrospinning provides a simple and versatile method for generating nanofibers from ...

Description of Technology: The ability of dynamic extraction of remote sounds is very appealing. In Bar-Ilan University we have been able to develop a revolutional technology that is based upon fast camera and small laser light source that allows the extraction and the separation of remote ...

Detection of hazardous objects and materials in large, thick-walled containers Category Homeland Security- Detection; Physics- Semiconductors Development Stage Prototype in evaluation Patent Status U.S. patent application has been filed Market Size U.S. electronic ...

Highly efficient detection of neurotransmitter ACh and AChE inhibitors Categories Homeland security, Biosensors, Biodefense, Chemical warfare agent detection Development Stage Proof of concept Patent Status U.S. patent application filed Market Size Chemical sensors ...

Single detector interrogates and analyses complex signals from whole-cell biosensors Categories Applied Physics, Optoelectronics / Photonics, Cleantech, Homeland Security, Life Science and Biotechnology, Diagnostics Development Stage General proof of concept Patent Status PCT ...

Through electromagnetic radiation from skin Category Homeland Security, Medical diagnostics Development Stage Proof of concept established in laboratory Patent Status PCT application filed Market Size Biometrics market predicted to reach $3.2-$4.6 billion in 2008 ...

Background: The common method of dropping supplies is based on the drop area's topography and estimated wind conditions to create a "drop corridor", which is a funnel-shaped volume between the plane and the drop zone. The corridor becomes wider at the bottom as the plane drops from a ...

Semiconductor device for generating T-rays Categories Homeland Security, Medical Imaging, Semiconductors Development Stage Full theoretical proof of concept Patent Status U.S. patent application Granted, Patents pending in Europe. Market Size The relevant markets are ...