Scientists Adapt Solar Energy Technology to Detect Chemical Warfare Agents
In a colourful solution to a dangerous problem, Australian scientists are adapting a component from cutting-edge solar cells to design a rapid, […] More
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Army Chemists Develop New Method to Analyze Chemical Warfare Agents
Scientists working at the U.S. Army’s Dugway Proving Ground have developed a new method for solid sorbent tube (SST) analysis of chemical […] More
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DHS Awards Contract to Lauretta AI for Airport Self-Screening Security Technology
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T) Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP) has announced a Phase 1 funding award to Lauretta […] More
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A Safer Method for Training Canines Without Exposing Them to Real Explosives and Narcotics
Trained dogs are incredible chemical sensors, far better at detecting explosives, narcotics and other substances than even the most advanced technological device. […] More
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VENUS Landmine Detection System Reduces False Alarm Rates
Army Research Laboratory collaboration with Vadum, Inc., North Carolina State University, the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Army Research Office leads […] More
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PNNL Explosive Vapor Detection Technology is GeekWire’s Innovation of the Year
A technology that can quickly detect explosive vapors, deadly chemicals and illicit drugs with unparalleled accuracy has been named the 2020 Innovation […] More
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A New, Highly Sensitive Chemical Sensor Uses Protein Nanowires
A team at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has developed bioelectronic ammonia gas sensors that are among the most sensitive ever made. […] More
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Stopping Fentanyl at the Border: Can Chemical Detectors Help?
Large quantities of the synthetic drug fentanyl flow into the country at ports of entry along the Southwest border, according to the Drug […] More
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Nuclear Warheads? This Robot Can Find Them
Picture a swarm of autonomous, three-foot rolling robots armed with smart detectors to support nuclear safeguards and verify arms-control agreements. The prototype […] More
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SRNL Radiation Detection Systems Operating at Ports of Tacoma and NY/NJ
After years of development and testing, a radiation detection system developed by the Department of Energy’s Savannah River National Laboratory is now in full-scale operation […] More
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Smiths Detection Scores $96.8M TSA Contract
Smiths Detection Inc. (SDI) received a $96.8m award from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for HI-SCAN 6040 CTiXs, Computed Tomography (CT) 3-D […] More
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Science Stinks: Can This High-Tech Air Sensor Help Sniff Out Trouble?
Science stinks. So thought Megan Harries as she measured drops of putrescine and cadaverine — the chemicals that give decomposing corpses their […] More
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