Fluid Threats Indeed?
It's been eight years since police foiled a terrorist plot to detonate liquid explosives onboard airplanes headed from the United Kingdom to the United...
New Portable Explosive Detection Tech
A new portable explosive detection technology has been recently revealed. The SEEKERe EDK (Explosive Detection Kit) is an explosive trace detector that’s capable of...
RPHS – Remote Package Handling System
Provectus Robotics Solutions' Remote Package Handling System (RPHS) is a robotic platform designed to quickly remove suspect packages from an airport terminal building, thereby...
New Landmine Discovering Force: Plants
A group of MIT engineers has converted ordinary spinach plants into biological bomb detectors.
The team, led by Michael Strano, implanted customised carbon nanotubes into...
Robot Interoperability – The Name of The Game
The U.S. Army launches several competitions to define its future robot unmanned ground systems fleet, in a move that may transform the ground robotics...
Metal Detectors Locate Underwater Munitions
Before 1970, the widely accepted solution for disposal of old munitions, typically called unexploded ordnance (UXO), was to dump them into rivers, lakes and...
New Software Can Detect Nuclear Blasts
When North Korea conducted its recent nuclear weapon test, the blast had been detected by a global seismic sensing network operated by the Preparatory...
Turkey Bans Sale Of Fertilizers In Fear Of Terror Attacks
In the wake of two car bombings which killed seventeen people, Turkey announced it was temporarily suspending the sale of fertilizers containing nitrate. The...
New Sewer Sensors Sniff Out Signs of Bombs and Drugs
Bomb-makers and chemists with Breaking Bad crystal-meth type labs better watch out. A sewer system full of chemical sensors could sniff out their homemade...
Unmanned Vehicle Replaces Soldiers in Transportation and Rescue Missions
A multipurpose unmanned vehicle can serve as a transportation platform carrying a squad's gear, a remote weapon station equipped with small or large caliber...
Could Weapons-Grade Uranium Be Detected from Afar?
A technique for detecting enriched uranium with lasers could help regulators sniff out illicit nuclear activities from afar. Researchers from the University of Michigan...
New Explosive Detection Lab will Examine Innovative Technologies
The US Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) will provide independent testing, evaluation, and certification of explosives detection equipment for...
Canada Invests in Explosives Detection
The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) contracted L-3 Security & Detection Systems to supply its high-speed eXaminer XLB explosives detection systems.
The total value...
New Robot Could Change Infantry Warfare In Tunnels
In recent years we are experiencing a change in the way armies do battle around the globe: there are no more tanks-on-tanks clashes and...
Rare Prohibited Items Harder to Detect by Airport Screening
Airport security X-ray screeners are trained to spot dangerous objects in luggage - but a new study finds that humans doing image-based item recognition...
This Could Be the Future of Battlefield Robotics
The floor of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., was an obstacle course this week, as the Association of the United...
Portable Scanner to Detect Concealed Weapons
Prototype radar scanners that can detect weapons concealed on people in public spaces is set to undergo real-world testing next year. According to the...
Widening Scope of Flight Sanctions Over Fear of Terrorist Attacks
An increase in security checks for flights from some Middle East airports was announced by Australia, though the country stopped short of implementing 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...
Experts: Perfect Security At Airports Does Not Exist
Security agents working in western airports are trained to detect all kinds of devices that could put a flight in jeopardy: from explosives disguised...
A New Resolution for Explosive Detection
Scientists are developing new methods to reveal traces of drugs and bomb-making components. A rather new approach named spectroscopy and in particular, infrared absorption spectroscopy,...
New Bottle Scanning Solution for Airport Security
Los Alamos scientists have advanced a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) technology which may provide a breakthrough for screening liquids at airport security. They have...
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A New Quantum Breakthrough Could Change Signal Detection on the Battlefield
Modern military and civilian communications environments are becoming increasingly crowded. Drones, radios, sensors, satellites, electronic warfare systems, and wireless networks all compete for space...
