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National Defense
January 2009
Magnuson & Rusling |
DHS Testing Specialized Plug to Contain Subway Fires Researchers at West Virginia University and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are developing a "tunnel plug" that would stop fires from spreading in underground train stations.   |
National Defense
December 2009
Stew Magnuson |
New Tunnel Detection Test Site in the Works The Defense and Homeland Security Departments are expected to break ground during the coming year on a joint clandestine tunnel detection test site at the Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona. |
Popular Mechanics
June 2007
Jeff Wise |
Turkey Building the World's Deepest Immersed Tube Tunnel Soon, the Turks will connect Europe and Asia under the Bosporus via a 8.25-mile-long Marmaray Tunnel, which will provide a rail link for a rapid transit system. |
National Defense
May 2010
Stew Magnuson |
Technology Directorate To Help DHS Agencies Write Requirements The Department of Homeland Security during its first eight years has had a poor reputation when it comes to fielding new technologies. DHS' science and technology directorate leader says her organization can help solve some of these acquisition problems. |
Popular Mechanics
January 26, 2010
Chris Sweeney |
The World's 18 Strangest Tunnels: Gallery The tourist and traveler can learn about tunnels all over the world and their unique features and background. |
Wired
June 26, 2007
Cliff Kuang |
NASA Contractor Designs Lunar Habitat. Move-In Date: 2020 Developing materials and technology to be transformed into a lunar living space is no easy task. |
National Defense
July 2006
Stew Magnuson |
Hunters Unearth Smuggling Tunnels Authorities along the border with Mexico have uncovered the longest underground smuggling passageway discovered by law enforcement so far. Training and technology used to hunt tunnels along the Mexican and Canadian borders has immediate applications in Southwest Asia. |
National Defense
March 2006 |
Respirator Offers Protection From Deadly Agents An air purifying escape respirator produced by ILC Dover that protects against chemical, biological and nuclear contamination has won approval from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. |
National Defense
September 2009
Magnuson & Breitbach |
Tech vs. Terrorism For every threat to the homeland, there's a business that has a technology waiting in the wings to counter a would-be terrorist's moves. |
National Defense
May 2006
Stew Magnuson |
Lawmakers Introduce Tunnel Legislation The movement of illegal immigrants or narcotics through a tunnel under a U.S. border is a felony, but there are no laws on the books preventing the excavation itself. |
This Old House
Larry LeMasters |
Repair for a Leaky Drain Plug A quick fix when pop-up plugs on bathroom sinks lose their watertight seal. |
