A start-up company in the United Kingdom wants to cover stadium roofs with solar panels. Solar panels made from cloth. Stretchy cloth. “The Cambridge, England-based, Solar Cloth Company is beginning to run trials of its solar cloth, which uses lightweight photovoltaic fabric tha

Imagine knowing the exact speed a NFL player runs a route or the health status of an athlete on the field. That’s possible, or will be soon, thanks to radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags. According to a story on The Verge, the NFL partnered with Zebra Technologies—a compa

Yesterday, I was given an inside look at AT&T Stadium’s event operations during the Monday night football game. Paul Turner, CFE, CSSP, director of event operations and security, invited IAVM staff and guests to the stadium for a “secret shop” activity in which we were given acces

Take a short break and read this great article from the Associated Press featuring a behind-the-scenes look at MetLife Stadium’s security operations. “MetLife Stadium previously won a security award and recently was nominated for another one for the system, which cost clos

Three scientists were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for “the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes, which has enabled bright and energy-saving white light sources.” Light-emitting diodes (LED) lamps are one of humanity’s greatest accomplishments (yea