The Contamination Indicator Decontamination Assurance Spray (CIDAS), developed by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, provides a vivid color indication in minutes to identify when various chemical weapons are present on materials and vehicles. Having access [Read more]
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) this week announced an innovation challenge to develop models and algorithms to accurately predict changes in a chemical’s infrared spectrum caused by changes in its molecular environment. The [Read more]
PyroGenesis Canada Inc. has received a contract from the Canadian government to provide technical support during the next and final live agent testing phase of its tactical Plasma Arc Chemical Warfare Agents Destruction System (PACWADS). [Read more]
Researchers from the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) Laboratory of Turbulence Sensing & Intelligence Systems are taking a closer look at how turbulence diffuses chemicals in the event of a chemical weapons attack. [Read more]
In biological systems, carbon-14 (14C ) can be used as a biochemical tracer to track micro-doses of nutrients, toxins and therapeutics in humans and animals. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers have developed a laser-based tabletop [Read more]
Characterizing a particular harmful agent in the air can be difficult, delaying response time to a biological or chemical incident or attack. The Optical Particle Trap (OPT), developed by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s Joint [Read more]
By utilizing more sophisticated materials and new garment design strategies, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s Joint Science and Technology Office (JSTO) and U.S. Army Natick Soldier Center have developed a chemical, biological, radiation and nuclear [Read more]
The Department of Defense (DoD) Joint Science and Technology Office for Chemical and Biological Defense (JSTO-CBD) requires a capability to defeat or disable an adversary’s Chemical and Biological (CB) munitions, bulk agent, and precursor materials [Read more]
The Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground has announced intentions to award a sole-source contract to CDS Analytical in support of the CBRNE Analytical and Remediation Activity (CARA), located at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. The [Read more]
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), a U.S. Department of Transportation agency, is looking for innovative ideas for leading-edge research and innovative techniques to advance the safe transportation of hazardous materials. Research priorities [Read more]
Highly specialized analysis of residues can be a means of providing evidence to convict perpetrators of chemical attacks. Similar techniques can also help bring illicit drug traffickers to justice. This burgeoning field of chemical forensics [Read more]
This week marked the official opening of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate’s (DHS S&T) Test & Evaluation Laboratory building at the Transportation Security Laboratory (TSL). Located at the William J. Hughes [Read more]
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