Northwestern University scientists have successfully combined a nanomaterial effective at destroying toxic nerve agents with textile fibers. This new composite...
Over the past year the OPCW has dealt with multiple information leaks, all related to its investigation into the chemical attack on Douma, Syria in April...
New reports have emerged from the Syrian civil war that banned chemical weapons are being used in Aleppo, a city on the edge of the last...
FOI, the Swedish Defence Research Agency, has produced new data for calculating how toxic gases disperse through the air. Toxic gas clouds, such as from a...
The Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (BGCAPP) will officially start chemical agent destruction operations this summer, a long-awaited milestone since construction on the facility began...
The Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense (Medical Countermeasures Systems) Chemical Defense Pharmaceutical Division is seeking information on the capabilities of private entities...
The Department of Homeland Security’s Countering Weapon of Mass Destruction Acquisition Division is seeking market information to understand the current state of mature rapid detection technologies...
A snowy, frigid February morning didn’t stop leaders and stakeholders from turning out to view the highly-anticipated Stryker Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle (NBCRV) Sensor...
Royal Marines are ready to respond immediately if there’s ever a repeat of the Novichok attack on British soil after honing their chemical warfare skills. Zulu...
Metal-organic frameworks, showcased by the model here, can be incorporated into textiles to create self-decontaminating scarves. Photo credit: Brad Kroner. With new funding from the U.S....
Emergency responders should know how to recognize nerve agents, how to treat the victims and how to alert officials as well as being familiar with the...
Smiths Detection (SDI) has been selected by the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DOD) Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (JPEO-CBRND)’s Joint...
In providing its advice and consent to the ratification of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and...
Researchers have been trying to develop prophylactic “scavenging” molecules capable of seeking out and degrading nerve agents in the body upon exposure. In this effort, researchers wrapped...
The charter of the Program Executive Office, Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives (PEO ACWA) was assumed by the Program Executive Officer, Michael S. Abaie, Nov. 28 during...
