Tag: Security and Defense
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Shipbuilders and maritime policy experts discuss US industry at U-M
To be globally competitive, the U.S. needs to make ships for the future, panelists say.
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$27 million for laboratory astrophysics and nuclear fusion, led by U-M
Two centers, supported by the National Nuclear Security Administration, will explore physics relevant to modeling the performance of the aging nuclear weapons stockpile.
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Catching nuclear smugglers: fast algorithm could enable cost-effective detectors at borders
The algorithm can pick out weak signals from nuclear weapons materials, hidden in ordinary radiation sources like fertilizer.
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Not enough voters detecting ballot errors and potential hacks, study finds
Researchers carried out the first study on voter behavior with electronic assistive devices, found 93% missed incorrect ballots.
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A laser pointer could hack your voice-controlled virtual assistant
Researchers identified a vulnerability that allows a microphone to ‘unwittingly listen to light as if it were sound’
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Iran’s centrifuges and nuclear nonproliferation: A Q&A with Sara Pozzi
Understanding nuclear enrichment and what it means for the “Iran nuclear deal.”
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US, Russia, China race to develop hypersonic weapons
The U.S. needs to keep up with the progress of other nations in developing hypersonic weapons.
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Fake news detector algorithm works better than a human
System sniffs out fakes up to 76 percent of the time.
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$6.25M MURI project will decode world’s most complex networks
New tools could fight crime, protect financial system
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Sara Pozzi featured in nuclear nonproliferation podcast
Listen to Sara Pozzi and colleagues at Oregon State discuss nuclear nonproliferation today and technologies on the horizon.
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Powell conversation draws thousands
The retired general discussed geopolitics, race and wisdom for the next generation.
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Solar storm: U-M model’s predictions ‘a remarkable achievement’
A space weather tool Michigan Engineers developed was used to produce animations that show predictions of how the recent storm would distort Earth’s magnetic field.