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...
New Program Detects Chemical Threats
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is now testing new chemical sensors that can assist easily detecting nuclear, biological, chemical, radioactive, and explosive...
France To Protect Euro 2016 With Anti-Drone Tech
In the current climate, large events must take every possible precaution to protect visitors. For the Euro 2016 football championship, France is employing every...
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...
Russia Ahead of Schedule in Chemical Weapon Destruction
Russia may complete the destruction of all its chemical weapon stockpiles this year, according to the Russian chairman of the State Commission on Chemical...
The Robot That Changes Shape to Beat Any Terrain
Ground robots often struggle with one recurring problem: every terrain demands a different movement strategy. Smooth surfaces favor wheels, rubble demands crawling, and narrow...
New Solution to Neutralize Chemical Threat
A new method for containing and deactivating neurotoxic chemicals like VX and sarin has been developed with the funding of the UK Ministry of...
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...
Future Forces to Use Compact Ring for Chemical Threat Detection
The demand for compact, lightweight and portable sensors having the capacity to connect to smartphones and laptops or computers is increasing. Among these are...
AI-Based Robot to Detect Chemical Agents Keeping Teams in Safe Distance
Chemical reconnaissance (recce) on foot and in specially modified vehicles is currently carried out by specialist personnel in the event of suspected or confirmed...
Visualizing Chemical Threats – New Capability
Tools that see and sense harmful Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) substances are important for alerting military troops before anyone is hurt. The...
Software for Hazardous Chemicals Identification Developed
Edinburgh University scientists have developed a software technique for detecting hazardous chemicals which could boost homeland security and illicit substance detection. The software instantly...
Anti-Poisoning Treatment for First Responders
A first-of-its-kind treatment for the life-threatening effects of cyanide poisoning will be developed soon. The treatment is needed because cyanide could be used as...
Diplomats Blame Assad For Employing Chemical Weapons
Despite publicly dismantling his chemical weapons stockpiles, and despite repeated assurances from his Russian partners that he has long since stopped using deadly gas...
Chemical Weapons in Syria – Not a Surprise
The new international report suggesting Syria still has a large stockpile of chemical weapons, was no surprise to Israeli experts, who have claimed again...
New Method Offers Remote Detection of Radioactive Materials
Radioactive materials are routinely used at hospitals for diagnosing and treating diseases, at construction sites for inspecting welding seams, and in research facilities. Cobalt-60,...
Next-Level Reconnaissance: Drones Boosting CBRN Threat Detection
Recently, the US Army’s 7th Infantry Division has successfully tested a Stryker vehicle equipped with an innovative drone system that is designed to detect...
Removing Chemical Weapons From Libya – Is It Possible?
By Arie Egozi
Sources in Israel evaluate that some of the chemical weapons held by the Kadhafi regime in Libya are already at the hands...
Machine Learning Can Detect Hazardous Materials
Integrated machine learning platforms can significantly reduce time, redundancy, cost, and improve the accuracy in detecting threats such as explosives, chemical agents, and narcotics.
The...
U.S. Military Orders Troops To Prepare For Chemical Attacks
Countless articles have been written predicting a grim future where biological and chemical weapons may end up in terrorists’ hands. That future may already...
Chemicals Database Now Available to Law Enforcement
An illicit chemistry database is now available to law enforcement personnel in the US even if they are on a crime scene. The Chemical...
The Solution for Chemical Warfare Agents Neutralization?
A DARPA program, developing a system for on-site neutralization of bulk stores of chemical warfare agents (CWA), has successfully demonstrated a waterless soil-scrubbing technology...
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