Technology Could Speed Border Crossings
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U.S. officials want to see if the same technology that speeds cars through highway tolls and identifies lost pets can unclog border crossings without compromising security.
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The Bush administration will delay for at least six months a rule that Americans present passports when crossing the U.S. border by land or sea, officials said Wednesday. The announcement marks the second time in a month that officials have scaled back security plans in response to complaints.
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Bridges to Mexico in this traffic-choked city began testing a new immigration security program Monday that requires some U.S. visitors to be fingerprinted and photographed as they cross the border.
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New chip will cut the time required to transfer content onto those devices.
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BELLINGHAM, Wash.  - The U.S. government is  stepping up efforts to patrol its porous northern border with  Canada by using helicopters, airplanes and boats to monitor  illegal immigration and drug traffic, officials said on Friday.
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Networks of low-res cameras and sensors could monitor urban environments for diverse data -- traffic flow, pollutants, structural integrity -- online. By the Associated Press.
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More agents, increased patrols and new walls and fences, have made U.S. borders harder to cross.
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An "electronic eye" that can be fitted  to a pair of glasses could help the blind cross roads more  safely, scientists said on Friday.
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Tougher identification rules went into effect Thursday along the nation's borders, but there appeared to be little added delay as travelers unprepared for the change were in many cases allowed to cross with a warning.
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With two new services aimed at speeding the trip to the gate, more travelers will soon be able to zip through airport security without waiting in line.
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Research work could mean data gets in and out of computer chips at speed of light.
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The US Department of Homeland Security unveiled new computer workstations Thursday that allow Border Patrol agents on the Canadian and Mexican borders to tap into the FBI&#39;s fingerprint database, overcoming a technological hurdle that
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John Dickinson asks why the tech industry isn't doing a better job of integrating technologies that can save lives as well as make traveling easier.
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The federal government will soon offer passport cards equipped with electronic data chips to U.S. citizens who travel frequently between the United States and Canada, Mexico or the Caribbean. The cards can be read wirelessly from 20 feet, offering convenience to travelers but raising security and...
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Science & environment: Innovative study suggests scientific solutions to global transport problems within the next 50 years.
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Canadian university researchers have  developed software that will let users hop over governments'  Internet firewalls, raising the prospect of unfettered Internet  access in countries that have long tried to control how  residents use the Web.
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The United States and Russia have  agreed on a plan to accelerate installation of radiation  detection devices at 350 Russian border crossings so the system  to prevent nuclear smuggling is fully operational by 2011, U.S.  officials said on Friday.