Bullets to make criminals laugh but oddly!

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Developed under 2002 project of government, Agentai has introduced its non-lethal bullets that is compatible to all ordinary guns and is packed with some unusual kind of chemical or you can say laughing gas or malodorants. Unlike other common bullet, those pierce criminal bodies badly these strange bullets allow military to punch, slap and hit enemies without causing any injuries but burst to release chemical or laughing gas to make an individual laugh unusually. These bullets have two big advantages: Firstly, the bullets are safe to use from close range as compared to other bullets used for the same notion to terrify criminals. Secondly, as stated above it can be used in any ordinary rifles and do not need any specific weapon. However, after the achievement of first phase of development, $99,899 was awarded to this project but no further development was recorded. Now, Agentai, has offered their next idea, the Rockets Assisted Safe Projectile (RASP) that is a rocket projectile designed to deliver ‘chemical agents that can further incapacitate or maintain the incapacitation of the targeted individual’. Now let us see how soon this new programmed proposed will become reality, I hope very soon and we will definitely keep you posted. Image Via

Scientists unveil new generation sensor material to detect explosives

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Detecting explosives had been a major problem for bomb disposal squad for a long time but now to surmount the common problems of detecting explosives by losing their glow, Ling Zang and his colleagues from Southern Illinois University at the University of Illinois based at Urbana-Champaign with the Chinese Academy of Sciences have come up with the new system. If we consider present scenario to detect explosives it is totally based on technique known as ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) with which explosive compounds pass down a length of tubing where they are ionized by a strong electric field whose distinctive drift speed plus ‘kinetic signature’ of each molecule permit the sensor to distinguish between compounds with different mobilities. Now to overcome present technique barriers to detect explosives, this new generation sensor material that is a fluorescent film and which is made of nanofibrils(carbon nanotubes predominantly having diameters substantially less than about 200 nm.) can sense the presence of vapors from TNT and from other related explosives compound with greater efficiency than existing materials. The tests reveal that the material was able to recover its capability to fluoresce after initially losing its fluorescence while sensing the explosive compounds. These preceding nanotubes or nanofibrils are grown in aggregates and encompasses a macroscopic morphology of either bundles of relatively straight tubules, cotton candy (‘CC’), or approximately spherical aggregates of highly intertwining, curved tubulesresembling bird nests (‘BN’), or mishmash of these. This new innovation uses essentially amorphous cellulose nanofibrils equipped with a crystallinity index not more than 50 % as emulsifying and/or stabilizing agent in dispersion. It is also noteworthy that these nanofibrils can also be used in the form of an aqueous suspension or in dispersible dry form. Via: Softpedia

ELITE: A handheld device to detect explosives in a minute

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For some a minute is more than enough. But think for a time when a suspicious packet arrives and the bomb detection squad is miles away. Then you may find this handy! ELITE or Easy Livermore Inspection Test for Explosives is a handheld unit that can detect more than 30 different types of explosives. When you get to a suspicious packet just take out a swipe from the packet of ELITE and rub it onto the surface. Wait for a minute and if the color changes to then run for safety or throw the packet away…!

Chemical weapon agent sensing technique QPAS developed

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Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have devised a new chemical weapon agent sensing technique by employing lasers and tuning forks, which they claim could be used to add to the budding defense and homeland security chemical detection necessities. The prototype of the new system dubbed the Quartz Laser Photo-Acoustic Sensing (QPAS) is ready for the testing phase. The technique has been tested OK for its ability to sense gaseous nerve agent surrogates. Michael Wojcik, a research scientist at PNNL said: QPAS is an extremely sensitive and selective chemical detection technique that can be miniaturized and yet is still practical to operate in field environments. We’re eager to take it to the next level. The archetype comprises 10 pairs of quantum cascade lasers and tuning forks in a box that is 12 inches long, 12 inches wide and 6 inches high. The full-fledged casing would weigh less than 15 pounds. Via: physorg

Dr. NakaMats promises to invent ultimate Missile Shield

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After filing his candidacy for the Tokyo gubernatorial election Dr. NakaMats a winner of a 2005 Ig Nobel Prize has announced that if he got a chance to become a governor he will surely invent the ultimate missile shield that will protect the nation’s capital from enemies attacks. The latest candidate to put his name in the lists of gubernatorial elections is an eccentric inventor who plans to protect Tokyo with a missile deflection device and also claims to hold 3,000 world record for number of inventions including ‘PyonPyon’ spring shoes. This avant-garde inventor aims to live over 140 years and plans to invent a missile shield that can make missile turn around but the detailed process to accomplish this achievement is yet not unveiled. Via: Blog.wired

China develops J-10 stealth fighter

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China has been working on increasing its defense power. Initially the company blinded a U.S. satellite with a laser, and then they destroyed a satellite more than 500 miles up and now the country officials are spending the most in five years in defense. The result of this is a new J-10 stealth fighter. This is the country’s first indigenous state-of-the-art fighter jet. The machine is a single-seat and single-engine plane that can reach a speed of Mach 2. The country officials also commented that the jet is thought to be the equal of just about every other fighter in the world. The only exception is America’s new F-22 Raptor. China is also sending this new jet to Russia where current and former Red militaries will team up in joint exercises. China has also started working on the upgrade of this new jet with new jets named J-12 and J-13 in the development phase.

Supershields for Invisibility and Self-healing Powers

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It has been every youngster’s dream to emulate a superhero and acquire super-human powers. All of us at some point in time have dreamt of turning invisible or having self-healing attributes that make one invincible. Till date, these characteristics have been rendered an air of fantasy and have been associated only with comic book characters. However, this dream might turn into reality someday. DARPA – Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency has allotted a whopping $15million for research into super shields for urban soldiers. Materialization of this research would mean soldiers who wear the shield would turn invisible, possess healing properties and would even turn transparent to allow bullets to be fired right through them. Grapevine has it that the Agency would never invest into anything that is remotely impractical. This means, the research is anticipated to deliver the goods. In recent times, significant progress has been observed in research on visible light bending meta-materials and self-healing substances. Going by these advancements, the production of the super shield might just be a matter of time. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is a subsidiary of the United States Department of Defense. It is responsible for the development of new technology for use by the military. It is the technological engine of the Department of Defence. Via: OhGizmo

Pfeifer Zeliska: World’s gigantic revolver

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The revolver pictured above might not be the most high-tech, but it does have something to boast. It’s the world’s largest revolver as per Guiness Record Award in 2005 that measures 1260 mm. This .28mm, Pfeifer Zeliska of Mr. Ryszard Tobys is a copy of the Remington’s 1859 model. I think it should also encompass some rest with it to make it handier for use. Via: Newlaunches

US Air Force developed PHaSR gun to immobilize attackers

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U.S Air Force has added one more high-end weapon in its artillery. After undergoing almost forty years of detailed engineering the new chaos creating weapon is finally developed to start its operations wherever required by the authorities. The newly designed weapon is not based on other destruction striking weapons to completely destroy the targets but the idea that arouses behind the development of this unique weapon is to simply control the hostile crowds and perimeter defence at check points. This Personal Halting and Stimulation Response or PHaSR gun stops people in their tracks by releasing a sparkling nonlethal beam of laser light to create temporary blinding effect that is very much similar to walk out from a dark movie theater into the bright sunshine. It weighs equal to a fully loaded M60 machine gun and is specifically meant to stop attackers.

Whale-like Astute submarine needs no re-fueling

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The British Royal Navy has received a new class of whale-like submarine known as the Astute. This monstrous submarine generates its own air and water and has a strike range of cruise missiles from English Channel to North Africa but the most surprising feature of this gigantic submarine is that it does not demand any fuel throughout its lifespan of 25 years. By this we can sense that it can sail round the globe 40 times continuously. According to the contractor of BAE Systems in Barrow: It learnt a lot from US sub builder Electric Boat – namely to build sections of the sub vertically (hence the 12-storey construction towers at the plant) which saved on manpower. The Astute specs comprise: *Weight: 7,800 tons *Length: 97m *Time to build: 6 years 4 months *Power: pressurized water reactor, fuelled for life *Crew: 98 *Astute Combat Management System (ACMS) receives data from sonars and other sensors and, through advanced algorithms and data handling, displays real time images on the command consoles. *Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile from Raytheon fired from 533mm torpedo tubes (range 1,000 miles, flies at 533mph) *I-band navigation radars *Thales Underwater Systems Sonar 2076 *Atlas Hydrographic echosounder, the DESO 25, is capable of precise depth measurements down to 10,000m. *Rolls Royce PWR 2 pressurized water reactor *2 Alsthom turbines *Rolls Royce pump jet propulsor Initially, three submarines are ordered by British Navy that will cost $2.33 billion each and are projected to come into service in 2009, 2010 and 2011. Via: Gizmodo