EPIC has filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the Department of the Army for documents about JLENS, a sophisticated surveillance system that will be deployed over Washington, DC during the next three years. JLENS is comprised of two 250' blimps. One blimp conducts aerial and ground surveillance over a 340-mile range, while the other has targeting capability including HELLFIRE missiles.
One of the more promising solar technologies that researchers have been working on for years is spray-on solar cells. The idea is that being able to apply solar cells to surfaces in such a simple way would allow virtually any surface to become a solar panel. House and car roofs, airplane wings, basically anything that is exposed to sunlight.Researchers at University of Toronto believe that they've come up with a technique for spraying on solar cells that is far simpler and cheaper than previous technologies, meaning it has a much greater chance of becoming reality.
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D.C. Council Chair Phil Mendelson says he plans to ignore Congress and treat D.C. marijuana like any other voter-approved referendum, sending the law to Congress for a 30-day review so lawmakers can veto it or quietly let it stay.
AZ judge rules police can track cellphones and keep details secret...
The Supreme Court has ruled that police officers can sometimes conduct a search and seizure of a car even if that search is the result of an unlawful stop. The 8-1 decision resolved a North Carolina case in which a police officer pulled over Nicholas Heien's car because his right brake light was out, even though state law requires only one functioning brake light. The police officer subsequently searched, with consent from Heien, the car and found cocaine in the trunk, leading to a drug trafficking conviction.
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