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December 2015
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FLIR Unveils Enhanced Chemical Trace Detector FLIR Systems has developed a new chemical detection system that could provide service members with greater accuracy and precision when screening for explosives and other security threats at military installations. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
December 2009 |
GE Delivers Explosive Detection Systems to U.S. Army GE's MobileTrace handheld contraband detection systems will be used for explosive detection, illegal drug detection, and other homeland security applications. |
National Defense
April 2014
Yasmin Tadjdeh |
Counterterrorism Office Seeks Array of Technologies Devices to defeat improvised bombs and chemical and biological weapons are among its most acute needs. |
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. |
National Defense
June 2006
Robert H. Williams |
Handheld Detectors Produce Fast Results Miniature chemical-biological detection devices, that in the future could be deployed in wireless networks to protect buildings, subways and airports, have been perfected by scientists. |
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
May 2012 |
Sniffing out explosives Can science compete with the sensitivity of a sniffer dog's nose? Emma Davies finds out |
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. |
Chemistry World
July 23, 2013
Michael Parkin |
Forensic fingers A team in the US has developed a detection system that crime scene investigators can wear on their fingertips to rapidly identify suspected traces of explosives and gunshot residue. |
National Defense
March 2007
Grace Jean |
Focus on Checked Baggage Screening Has Detracted From Aviation Security Aviation security analysts say an explosives screening measure has diverted funds, attention, and resources from passenger and carry-on baggage screening checkpoints to the detriment of national security. |
Chemistry World
August 11, 2006
Perks & Sanderson |
Terror Plot Sparks Frenzied Speculation About Liquid Explosives Widespread speculation on the chemistry of liquid explosives, following news of a terrorist plot to blow up transatlantic flights from the UK, must be treated with caution, warn leading chemists. |
IEEE Spectrum
September 2011
Ritchie S. King |
How 5 Security Technologies Fared After 9/11 Developed, deployed, and sometimes deep sixed |
National Defense
April 2006
Grace Jean |
Explosives at Forefront of Airport Security Measures The Transportation Security Agency's recent modification of prohibited items in carry-on luggage marks a shift from its post-9/11 focus. |
Chemistry World
February 11, 2011
Emma Shiells |
Enzyme logic biosensor for security surveillance Scientists in the US have made a system that rapidly detects both explosives and nerve agents, providing a simple yes-no response. |
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. |
Chemistry World
July 24, 2008
Hepeng Jia |
Chemists join Olympic clean-up effort Chemists have played a vital role in improving Beijing's air quality for the Olympics, guiding the government's massive clean-up operation by highlighting and monitoring major pollution sources. |
National Defense
October 2007
Grace Jean |
Airports Test Alternative Technologies for Checkpoints An influx of screening systems marks a coming of age in the security industry. |
Chemistry World
September 21, 2011
Kate McAlpine |
Laser can detect explosive traces at a distance Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, have developed a laser-based explosives detector that can spot 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene at concentrations of 1ng/cm 2, from 15cm away. |
Chemistry World
March 6, 2015
Anisha Ratan |
Phone camera checks water for arsenic UK scientists have developed a mobile phone-based system to help people avoid drinking water contaminated with arsenic. |
CFO
October 1, 2007
Wu Chen |
View from China: What Price Glory? The Beijing Summer Olympics will undoubtedly be a success -- but at what cost? |
Technology Research News
June 1, 2005
Eric Smalley |
Speedy Photon Detector Debuts Researchers have devised a fast, efficient photon detector that senses individual photons. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
August 2004 |
Briefs DHS Awards Northrop Grumman HR-Management System Contract... Smiths Detection Provides Explosives Trace-Detection Equipment for TSA... New DHS Operations Center Shares Information and Manages Domestic Incidents... etc. |
National Defense
September 2009
Stew Magnuson |
Feds Begin to Tackle the Vexing Problem of How to Defeat Homemade Bombs Congress' attention remains focused on preventing the use of weapons of mass destruction on U.S. soil, but improvised explosive devices do not receive the same attention as the chemical, biological or nuclear threats. |
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. |
Technology Research News
September 10, 2003 |
Quantum computing has limits Researchers from the University of Arkansas and Texas A&M University have shown that quantum computers, while theoretically useful for very large problems, are likely to always need very large amounts of power. |
National Defense
May 2007
Robert H. Williams |
Explosive Detection Kits Provide on the Spot Results Mistral Group is offering two kits that are able to detect a wide range of explosive residues on both people and surfaces. |
