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Smart-gun technology is now benefiting from faster processors and the miniaturization of processors
Read the full article here. Written for Computer World by Lucas Mearian. Jonathan Mossberg is a descendent of a nearly century-old, leading American arms manufacturer, so a couple of months …
A 19-Year-Old Just Built the First Fingerprint-Reading Smart Gun (VIDEO)
Read the Full Article Here. Kai Kloepfer, 19, has developed a prototype gun that unlocks with a fingerprint sensor, like a smartphone. Could it save lives? WSJ’s Geoffrey A. Fowler …
Why is No One Investing in Smart Guns?
Written by Ralph Fascitelli of Washington Ceasefire for VentureBeat. What if you could invest in a startup that competed in an established $10 billion market where the existing players were unlikely to counter …
Launching today, the Race to Reliability Challenge
The Smart Tech Firearms: Race to Reliability Challenge is your opportunity to meet the innovators leading the field of firearms safety technology and tell them what YOU think about their …
Smart guns locked to owners’ identities could stop needless deaths
Originally published in New Scientist London. What is your foundation’s approach to the US gun situation? It’s a polarising issue in this country – the political system is gridlocked. Many …
Why Don’t We Have Life-Saving Smart Guns Yet?
Originally published in Popular Mechanics. For decades inventors have been trying to make guns that can be fired only by their owners, without sacrificing reliability. Stuffy industry types call them …
Teen Develops Smart Gun Unlocked by Fingerprint
Originally published in Voice of America. Smart Tech Challenges Foundation’s innovator Kai Kloepfer was 16 years old when he won the INTEL International Science and Engineering Fair. He had designed a …
Smart guns can prevent gun tragedies
Published in the Detroit Free Press. At a time when he should be getting ready for his first day of sixth grade, an 11-year-old Detroit boy has been charged with …