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Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2008 Courtney E. Howard	SAIC to develop sensor based on canine sense of smell for chemical detection The quick and accurate detection and identification of chemicals and chemical combinations, such as explosives and chemical and biological weapons, is critical in military and aerospace environments.
Technology Research News May 4, 2005	Laser Sniffs Explosives Researchers have built a device that detects when molecules of the explosives TNT and DNT stick to a thin film of polymer, or plastic.
Reactive Reports Issue 32 David Bradley	Odor sniffers Tracking down smells that even the most sensitive human nose cannot pick up is now possible, thanks to an inexpensive sensor devised by scientists at the University of Bonn.
CIO December 1, 2002 Sarah D. Scalet	When Every Molecule Counts A group of electrical engineers at Purdue University hope that their research could lead to ultrasensitive sensors capable of detecting a single molecule of a biological agent or chemical pollutant.
Scientific American September 19, 2005 Steven Ashley	Silicon Sniffer Engineers have developed a button-size chemical sensor prototype that is designed, among other things, to detect trace amounts of explosives before they detonate.
IEEE Spectrum March 2008 Chang & Subramian	Electronic Noses Sniff Success E-noses will soon be ubiquitous, thanks to printed organic semiconductors.
Reactive Reports Issue 72 David Bradley	Small and Sensitive A tiny prototype sensor device that can quickly sniff out minute quantities of hazardous gases, including toxic industrial chemicals and chemical warfare agents, is being developed by researchers.
National Defense August 2010 Stew Magnuson	No Revival for Airport Puffer Machines Used to Detect Explosives The Transportation Security Administration has no plans to continue research into puffer machines that were designed to detect trace amounts of explosives on passengers.
Chemistry World January 15, 2013 Josh Howgego	Spectrometry to the rescue! The next time a major earthquake strikes it could be an ion mobility spectrometer, not a sniffer dog, searching for people trapped in the rubble. The instrument can detect a pattern of 12 chemicals that signal the presence of life.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2006 John McHale	Handheld instruments to transform explosives detection, environmental monitoring These battery-powered miniature instruments could one day be deployed in wireless sensor networks in airports, subway systems, and office buildings.
Chemistry World October 13, 2008 Hayley Birch	Cantilevers bend over for drug detection Arrays of flexible microcantilevers - micrometre-thin diving boards - can be used as sensors to detect binding interactions between drugs and their targets
Chemistry World July 25, 2011 Harriet Brewerton	DNA Toxic Gas Detector Scientists in the US have developed a sensitive and simple sensor that could be used to detect toxic gases occurring in urban areas.
Technology Research News December 3, 2003	Nanotubes detect nerve gas Naval Research Laboratory researchers have found that carbon nanotubes are sensitive to extremely small concentrations -- less than one part per billion -- of chemical nerve agents.
Technology Research News August 25, 2004 Kimberly Patch	Liquid Crystal IDs Pathogens Liquid crystal is not only the stuff of computer screens and watch displays, it is also how your cell membranes are structured. Combining the similarly structured artificial and biological materials makes a device that detects viruses and toxins.
Chemistry World June 2, 2011 Tamsin Phillips	Swimming with sensors Sensors printed onto the sleeves of wetsuits could alert the wearer to contaminated water. Navy divers could also use the sensors to locate underwater explosives, such as mines.
National Defense September 2010 Stew Magnuson	Terrorist Loophole: Explosives Under Clothing at Airport Checkpoints "One of the hard lessons we've learned is that there is no single technology that is going to detect everything," Clark Kent Ervin, former DHS inspector general and now director of the Aspen Institute's homeland security program, said in an interview.
National Defense February 2011 Grace V. Jean	Navy Researchers Probing Secrets of Fido's Nose Because scientists are still struggling to develop technologies that can sniff out explosives as effectively as the canine nose, the armed forces in the meantime have turned to man's best friend for help in countering hidden bombs.
The Motley Fool February 18, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	A RAE Of Sunstroke A small-cap sensor maker gets hammered on disappointing earnings.
BusinessWeek August 8, 2005 Catherine Yang	The State Of Surveillance Artificial noses that sniff explosives, cameras that I.D. you by your ears, chips that analyze the halo of heat you emit. More scrutiny lies ahead.
Chemistry World June 9, 2011 Harriet Brewerton	Sensitive sugar sensor US scientists have designed a calorimetric sensor as a point-of-care diagnostic instrument that can detect low levels of glucose compared to similar sensors.
Reactive Reports May 2007 David Bradley	A Scent for Explosives A new type of biosensor based on yeast, jellyfish proteins, and a rat's sense of smell could sniff out explosives, landmines, and agents, such as sarin gas, according to researchers.
National Defense January 2012 Eric Beidel	Inkjet Printers Prepare for War Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a prototype wireless sensor that can be printed on paper or similar material using standard inkjet technology.
National Defense January 2006 Grace Jean	Laser-Based Sensor Will Sniff Out Chemicals on the Move U.S. Army scientists are working on a next-generation, laser-based chemical detector capable of operating in reconnaissance vehicles while traveling at high speeds.
Defense Update Issue 1, 2006	Unattended Ground Sensors After several decades of rather obscure awareness in military operations, the use of passive sensors for remote battlefield applications is becoming more popular... Ground surveillance sensors... Future combat systems... etc.
Chemistry World September 9, 2010 Mike Brown	Electric shock resets nanotube sensor Sensors based on single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNTs) could be 'reset' at the simple flick of a switch, say researchers in the US.
Chemistry World January 29, 2007 Tom Westgate	Nanocantilever Sets New Mass Detection Record Scientists have built a device capable of detecting masses as small as 1 attogram (1 x 10 -18 g) at ambient temperature and pressure. This sets a new record for detection under these conditions, they claim.
Chemistry World June 12, 2012 Erica Mills	Lighting the way to explosive detection A mesoporous material functionalized with aggregation-induced emission luminogens serves as an efficient and recyclable fluorescent sensor to detect picric acid in water.
IEEE Spectrum November 2007 Prachi Patel-Predd	Artificial Joints That Talk Smart technology could reduce risks of hip and knee replacement surgery.
National Defense September 2010 Magnuson & Fugate	Canines Are Still Top Dog When it Comes to Finding Explosives Unlike some of the intrusive sensors that can reveal body parts underneath clothing, the general public generally accepts canines in public areas, those who employ the dogs in their rail systems told investigators.
AboutSafety August 10, 2001 Kay Mangieri	Sense Or Smell Choosing the right workplace gas detection monitor is critical, but can be difficult. Some basic selection criteria are needed to help focus the search for the most appropriate piece of equipment...
Chemistry World August 14, 2013 Daniel Johnson	Putting PENCIL to paper to create gas sensors Scientists have made a carbon nanotube pencil that can draw gas sensors straight on to paper. This cheap and extremely quick prototyping method could spur huge advances in gas sensors, both for public health and in something as simple as toilet ventilation.
Technology Research News August 13, 2003	Interference boosts biochip Researchers from the Spanish Superior Counsel of Scientific Research and the Polytechnic University of Valencia in Spain have built a chip that senses interactions among molecules via lightwave interference.
National Defense June 2011 Eric Beidel	By Changing Color, Plants Can Signal Presence of Explosives Researchers at Colorado State University are using actual plants -- green, leafy organisms -- to detect explosives and environmental pollutants.
Technology Research News December 29, 2004	Coated Nanotubes Make Biosensors Researchers are using carbon nanotubes to sense single molecules, and are tapping the way carbon nanotubes give off near-infrared light in order to read what the sensors have detected.
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2010 John Keller	DHS Heads-up Initiative to Develop Revolutionary Homeland Security Technologies The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in Washington is asking industry for revolutionary technologies to improve homeland security missions and operations.
National Defense March 2007 Grace Jean	U.S. Airports Still Lack Technologies to Detect Liquid Explosives Despite known terrorist threats, it could be years before airports in the United States are equipped with scanners to detect liquid explosives hidden on passengers and inside carry-on luggage.
Food Engineering June 4, 2007	Not Your Mama's Sensor More rugged, adaptable and reliable sensors are being deployed in industrial automation. And the fact they're taken for granted attests to how well they perform.
National Defense June 2013 Stew Magnuson	Catching Terrorists Carrying Bombs Still a Tough Problem to Solve When police in Watertown, Mass., honed in on Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev hiding in a boat stored in a backyard in April, they had several tools familiar to service members who fought in the Iraq and Afghan wars at their disposal.
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2005 Tom Adams	The shrinking-package approach to low-cost, robust sensor arrays One potential benefit of shrinking the sizes of microelectronics components is the potential to scatter a large number of sensors arranged as a distributed array over an area for surveillance.
Technology Research News March 23, 2005	Nanowires track molecular activity Researchers from Harvard University have found a way to use transistors made from silicon nanowires to gain information about how small molecules bind to proteins.
CIO July 15, 2003 John Edwards	Sensitive Sensors Get those gigs. The State University of New York at Buffalo's Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department has developed sensors that could boost hard drive capacity by a factor of 1,000 -- without also driving up price.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2005	Homeland Security Briefs Ahura Corp. develops first militarized chemical identification system for first responders... TSA certifies Lockheed Martin's explosives detection-system upgrade kit... TSA orders 32 Explosives Detection System machines from L-3 Communications...
Technology Research News February 11, 2004	Mechanical storage goes low power Researchers in Korea have devised a very low-power method of reading bits of information stored in areas of film that measure 50 nanometers. The method could eventually be used in ultrahigh-density mechanical storage devices.
Chemistry World February 26, 2014 Hepeng Jia	Dangerous delivery problems dog chemical transport in China A lethal accident caused by the leak of a laboratory reagent being delivered by untrained couriers in an inappropriate vehicle has once again highlighted the difficulty of transporting small quantities of chemicals in China.
Chemistry World August 2006 David Walt	Comment: Common Sense for Sensors Designing sensors for manufacturability must be performed at the outset rather than as an afterthought. Only when we develop such reproducible sensors will they become pervasive tools for improving our quality of life.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2006	LabVIEW Drivers for Wireless Sensor Networks National Instruments announced LabVIEW drivers for wireless sensor networks, giving engineers and scientists working with these devices the ability to fully integrate their wireless sensors into a graphical development environment.
Information Today May 3, 2010	EPA Releases New Chemical Toxicity Database This database allows scientists and the interested public to search and download thousands of toxicity testing results on hundreds of chemicals. ToxRefDB captures 30 years and $2 billion of testing results.