News tagged with detect explosives
Super-sensitive explosives detector can detect explosives at distances exceeding 20 yards
Jun 26, 2008 |
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Using a laser and a device that converts reflected light into sound, researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory can detect explosives at distances exceeding 20 yards.
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New method for detecting explosives
Mar 13, 2009 |
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A group of researchers in Tennessee and Denmark has discovered a way to sensitively detect explosives based on the physical properties of their vapors. Their technology, which is currently being developed into prototype devices ...
New technique for easily identifying explosives in luggage
Jan 24, 2007 |
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Scientists in Japan have developed a new technique for sensing explosives in luggage and landmines. The paper, published today in the Institute of Physics journal Superconductor Science and Technology descri ...
Super-sensitive spray-on explosive detector makes great television
May 23, 2008 |
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US scientists have designed a new spray-on explosive detector sensitive enough to detect just a billionth of a gram of explosive. After treatment the explosive glows blue under UV light, making it perfect for use in the field ...
Glowing films reveal traces of explosives
May 23, 2008 |
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New spray-on films developed by UC San Diego chemists will be the basis of portable devices that can quickly reveal trace amounts of nitrogen-based explosives.
Robotic ferret will detect hidden drugs and weapons
Jun 12, 2009 |
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A new type of robot being developed will make it easier to detect drugs, weapons, explosives and illegal immigrants concealed in cargo containers.
New NIST trace explosives standard slated for homeland security duty
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Sep 09, 2009 |
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Security personnel need to be able to find explosive materials and persons who have been in contact with them. To aid such searches, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, with support from the ...
Fabrics that fight germs, find explosives go to market
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Sep 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Two Cornell researchers have launched iFyber LLC, which markets fabrics with embedded nanoparticles to detect explosives and dangerous chemicals or to serve as antibacterials for hospitals.
Suspect bombers might be breath-tested
Oct 27, 2005 |
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Terrorist bomb makers beware -- New Jersey scientists have developed a breath tester that might lead to your arrest.
UW Invention Targets Terrorist Weapons
Aug 23, 2006 |
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University of Wyoming researchers have developed and patented a technology that can rapidly detect explosives such as the liquid compounds that were part of a recently-thwarted plot to detonate bombs on as many as 10 U.S.-bound ...
New defense for terrorism
Sep 04, 2005 |
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The recent terrorism attacks in London and Egypt underscore the need to protect the health and safety of our society. To thwart future attacks, Joe Wang, director of the Center for Biosensors and Bioelectronics at the Biodesign ...
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