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 samples for analysis in connection with [Read more]
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 + POLITICS Finland’s National CBRNE Strategy [Read more]
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 the Army’s CBRNE Analytical Remediation Activity [Read more]
The Defense Strategies Institute will host the 5th Annual EOD/IED & Countermine Symposium on November 14-15, 2017 in Alexandria, Virginia. “Advancing Counter-IED Capabilities & Decision Support at Home and Abroad” is this [Read more]
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 + NUCLEAR EPA Publishes Two Essential Communication [Read more]
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 radiation that can be etched onto [Read more]
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 Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD). [Read more]
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 conjunction with the Bureau of Alcohol, [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 [Read more]
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 Explosive Detection Kits. The estimated 498 [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 [Read more]
Topics in this issue of CBRNE Particles include Facebook’s role in disaster response, radiation readings at Fukushima, and FirstNet issues for congress. RESEARCH + TECH 3D Printing as an Emerging Homeland Security [Read more]
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