Human hair is made up of proteins called keratins that are wound together into a durable structure. In an effort to make hair comparison a more...
Large quantities of the synthetic drug fentanyl flow into the country at ports of entry along the Southwest border, according to the Drug Enforcement Agency. As this...
Microscopic particles of explosives can cling to a nefarious actor despite their best intentions to conceal any evidence of hidden contraband on their person or in...
Science stinks. So thought Megan Harries as she measured drops of putrescine and cadaverine — the chemicals that give decomposing corpses their distinctive, terrible odor —...
Behind the scenes of the Indianapolis 500 this year, an advanced network of sensors kept constant vigilance, providing security officials real-time awareness of any potential weapon-of-mass-destruction/terror...
In 1994, Chinese university student Zhu Ling began experiencing stomach pain, hair loss and partial paralysis. By the time doctors diagnosed Ling with thallium poisoning about...
The Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) team of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) visited one of the sites in Douma, Syria today to collect...
Topics in this issue of CBRNE Particles include emergency response to radiological releases, portable Raman spectroscopy in forensics, and additional radioactive contamination found at Hanford. POLICY...
The U.S. Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) has awarded a contract to Government Scientific Source, Inc. for spectrometers to support the mission of...
Topics in this issue of CBRNE Particles include measuring radiation dose exposure in mass casualty emergencies, Counter-IED jamming systems, and streamlining pandemic vaccine development. RADIOLOGICAL +...
For more than 20 years, Qing Hu, professor of electrical engineering and computer science at MIT, and his group have been working on sources of terahertz...
The U.S. Army has released a competitive solicitation to establish an agreement with a single new or established consortium to develop and mature technologies which support...
More than 30 local, state and federal explosive detection canine teams took part in specialized training this month at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, hosted in...
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...
The Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division (NSWC IHEODTD) has announced intentions to award a contract to procure and maintain SEEKERe...
