NEC has come out with a new wireless security cam that simply attaches to a fluorescent light. With built-in 802.11b WiFi capabilities to stream its images back to a PC, Big Brother will be watching your every move.

Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have developed a "neutron-scatter" camera in the ongoing problem of national security. The camera can detect almost any radioactive material even if concealed like in a cargo container.

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s…Low-Res Man! Lifesize sculpture created by Thomas Broome. We’re not sure exactly what resolution he is, but he’s made out of 1cm acrylic glass cubes.

It’s too bad Broome hasn’t made a version that walks; you could use it to drive security-camera watchers nuts.

Computer and behavioral scientists at the University of Buffalo are developing a system that studies faces, voices, bodies and other biometrical data to predict terrorist intentions.

"The goal is to identify the perpetrator in a security setting before he or she has the chance to carry out the attack," says Professor Venu Govindaraju.

The project was recently awarded $800,000 by the National Science Foundation to create this system. "We are developing a prototype that examines a video in a number of different security settings, automatically producing a single, integrated score of malfeasance likelihood," adding that the system will incorporate machine "learning" capabilities, which will allow it to adapt over time.

"Human screeners have fatigue and bias, but the machine does not blink."

Yes, you read that correctly – a mouse that reads veins, not fingerprints or irises or some other body part.

This USB mouse from Fujitsu uses their PalmSecure scanner plus some Windows compatible software to authenticate you (or your arm) by your veins.