The Army Research Laboratory is seeking industry ideas on how to improve the collection and analysis of biometric data, according to a solicitation posted on the Federal Business Opportunities Web site today. Lab officials are looking for enhancements in the categories of "collection systems," "sub-optimal data enhancement," "next-generation algorithms," "data fusion" and "architecture" that can be demonstrated within 18 months, the notice says. In the area of collection systems, for example, researchers want new technologies for capturing multimodal data from...