Strict processes, regulations, and equipment requirements, including routine nondestructive testing, are often imposed within industries that deal with hazardous materials or environments. Hot work ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Researchers from Purdue University who have developed battery-powered, miniature instruments that could one day be deployed in wireless sensor networks in airports, subway ...

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--At the 60th Annual ASIS International Seminar and Exhibit, the Bruker Detection division introduces RoadRunner™, an innovative, hand-held explosives and narcotics trace ...

DHS S&T puts special focus on airport security checkpoints. (AZ-BLT/EnvatoElements photo) The Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has always placed a special focus on aviation security. That’s ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Whether it's an airport screening station or in-the-field terrorism investigations, trace detection of explosives – which are chemical compounds – generally involves the ...

Explosive materials pose a threat whether they are used by domestic bad actors or in a theater of war and staying ahead of our adversaries is a job that the Departments of Homeland Security and ...

The accurate analysis of explosives is an essential element of forensic science. The ever-present threat of attacks by criminals and terrorist organizations has meant that continuous improvement of ...

Scientists have developed a way to detect tiny amounts of hard-to-detect explosives more than eight feet away, reducing the need to swipe clothing, luggage or other materials. The team can identify ...

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — A University of Rhode Island professor has developed a sensor that detects the kind of explosive used in the Paris bombings, to try to stop future attacks. Professor Otto ...

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) - A University of Rhode Island professor has developed a sensor that detects the kind of explosive used in the Paris bombings, to try to stop future attacks. Professor Otto ...