Chemical Identification, Now a Basic Capability
FLIR Systems has recently announced the Griffin G510 Gas Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometer (GC/MS). The device is essentially a first person-portable chemical identifier. The FLIR Griffin...
New Player in The Sensor Tech Revolution
The American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics (AIM Photonics), a public-private partnership, recently announced a new Defense Department project. The AIM Photonics initiative will...
Cross-Border Biological Threat Screening – a Priority
The US has been promoting cross-border threat screening for biological agents. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced $35...
Is ISIL Developing Chemical Weapons Capability?
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter and lawmakers expressed concern that Islamic State is moving to develop chemical weapons even as the U.S.-led coalition makes...
It’s Official: Mustard Gas Has Been Used in Syria
Sulfur mustard has supposedly been disposed of in Syria over a year ago, when President Bashar al-Assad’s regime agreed to clear out its chemical...
Lost Nukes Present Opportunities for Terrorists
Could Islamist terrorists get a hold of a nuclear bomb? Dozens of nuclear warheads have gone missing during the 1950s, 60s, 70s and 80s...
Growing Concerns: ISIS to Make Dirty Bomb
By Arie Egozi
Concerns are growing regarding terror organization ISIS trying to build a dirty atom bomb. These past few months intelligence services in the...
Defense Industry Struggling to Find Consistent Anti-Chemichal Method
Battelle, a nonprofit research and development institute, recently said the key to preparing for the rapidly growing threat of biological or chemical weapons is...
How Does the Body Respond to Chemical/Biological Agents – Answers Soon
A new project models the human body’s response to chemical and bilogical agents. The U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC) is collaborating with...
ISIS’ Chemical Weapons
By Rachel Ehrenfeld*
It is surprising that the Islamic State’s use of chemical warfare has taken this long. On August 11, ISIS shelled the northern...
Chemical Terror Attack During Tokyo Sports Events Not Ruled Out
Tokyo Police conducted an anti-terror drill at a sports arena in central Tokyo based on a scenario of terrorists launching a chemical attack during...
A South African Company Has Developed a New Drone
Paramount Advanced Technologies is developing a Persistent Surveillance Tethered Drone for missions such as border control and anti-poaching. They’re displaying the aircraft at the...
Nanotechnology Breakthrough will Sense Hazardous Chemical Traces
Scientists at the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new device that will measure the motion of small particles...
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Metal That Behaves Like a Gel Could Redefine High-Temperature Systems
A research team at Texas A&M University has developed the world’s first metallic gel — a new class of material that combines the strength...
