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Particle physics fights terrorism
Scientists have developed a detector for plastic explosives. A consortium of scientists from Imperial College, other universities and industy have created the detector, which uses neutrons and is based on technologies developed for the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, Geneva. The technique overcomes... view more (1997-11-03)

New regulations tighten controls on restricted chemicals
The Government of Canada is taking action to better control the sale of chemicals that can be used to make explosives. The Honourable Gary Lunn, Minister of Natural Resources, and the Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, today announced that new regulations for these chemicals,... view more (2008-03-20)

Biosensor sniffs out explosives
Temple University School of Medicine researchers have developed a new biosensor that sniffs out explosives and could one day be used to detect landmines and deadly agents, such as sarin gas, according to a paper in the June issue of Nature Chemical Biology.   view more (2007-05-09)

New explosive-detection equipment set to revolutionise air safety
University of Leeds physicists have developed equipment to detect hidden explosives that could soon revolutionise air safety and anti-terrorism measures worldwide. The pioneering apparatus is cheaper and thousands of times more powerful than anything currently available - it can detect the... view more (1999-01-20)

ASU discovery may aid counter-terrorism efforts
The thwarted 2006 London airline bomb plot not only heightened summer travel fears and created new passenger screening inconveniences, but also greatly underscored the urgent need for improved national security measures.   view more (2006-10-16)

K-State professor assists in war on terror with bomb detection research
The Marines are looking for a few good men ... to assist them in their efforts in the war on terrorism. A Kansas State University professor is one of those men.   view more (2005-07-28)

Record-breaking tuning lasers lead to better data flow
A novel two-chip approach for fabricating tunable lasers using a micro-machined mirror membrane was developed by IST project TUNVIC. Such lasers allow the free selection of a wavelength out of a wide range that will ultimately lead to an increase in flexibility of future optical networks.   view more (2004-03-11)

Detecting explosives with honeybees
Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed a method for training the common honey bee to detect the explosives used in bombs.   view more (2006-11-29)

T-ray breakthrough could make detecting disease far easier
A breakthrough in the harnessing of 'T-rays'-electromagnetic terahertz waves-which could dramatically improve the detecting and sensing of objects as varied as biological cell abnormalities and explosives has been announced.   view more (2006-11-03)

Ice Scalpel For Explosives
How can a tin be opened if it contains not tinned goods but explosives? Or a shell or something no less dangerous, for instance, a retired nuclear reactor?   view more (2005-04-29)

Tiny infrared laser holds promise as weapon against terror
The difficulty of detecting the presence of explosives and chemical warfare agents (CWAs) is once again all too apparent in the news about the London bombings.   view more (2005-08-08)

'World's smallest controlled heat source' studies explosives at the nanoscale
Using nanometer scale analysis techniques and quantities too small to explode, researchers have mapped the temperature and length-sale factors that make energetic materials - otherwise known as explosives - behave the way they do.   view more (2006-09-11)

Chemical warfare agent detection technology used to treat lung disease
A new technique based on the same technology used to detect chemical warfare agents and explosives is being employed by scientists at The University of Manchester to treat hospital patients with lung disease.   view more (2006-01-24)

UC San Diego Scientists Develop Sensor for Homemade Bombs
A team of chemists and physicists at the University of California, San Diego has developed a tiny, inexpensive sensor chip capable of detecting trace amounts of hydrogen peroxide, a chemical used in the most common form of homemade explosives.   view more (2008-03-19)

Barcode for explosives
Experts encounter a serious problem when studying the crime scene after an explosion. They can establish to a high degree of probability the type and power of the device used by terrorists and with what explosive substance it was filled with. However, they are usually unable to answer the most... view more (2005-03-03)

A Staffordshire University hazard expert has joined a special UK Government watchdog group
A Staffordshire University hazard expert has joined a special UK Government watchdog group to help ensure the public is better protected from major disasters such as firework explosions similar to the one which shocked Holland last year. Gordon Walker, the University's Head of Geography, has been... view more (2001-07-06)

Physicists discover Guy Fawkes would have devastated Westminster
Had the gunpowder plot succeeded, Guy Fawkes would not only have destroyed the old palace of Westminster but would have caused chaos and devastation across central London, destroying Westminster Hall, the Abbey and the streets immediately surrounding them with structural damage being caused to... view more (2003-11-04)

Three-pronged nuclear attack
A trio of security vulnerabilities surrounding the use of nuclear power are highlighted today in research papers online with Inderscience Publishers.   view more (2007-07-26)

Explosives go "green"
Certain explosives may soon get a little greener and a little more precise.    view more (2008-08-29)

Fast, accurate detection of explosives on airport luggage possible
Fast, highly reliable detection of residues that could indicate the presence of explosives and other hazardous materials inside luggage is now possible with technology under development at Purdue University.   view more (2005-10-03)

Trained wasps may be used to detect bombs, bugs, bodies and more
An unusual device that uses trained wasps, rather than trained dogs, to detect specific chemical odors could one day be used to find hidden explosives, plant diseases, illegal drugs, cancer and even buried bodies, according to a joint study by researchers at the University of Georgia and U.S.... view more (2005-10-21)

Ready to go: mobile terahertz devices
Terahertz waves, which until now have barely found their way out of the laboratory, could soon be in use as a versatile tool. Researchers have mobilized the transmitting and receiving devices so that they can be used anywhere with ease.   view more (2008-04-09)

Keen Sense Of Smell
A unique device has been designed by the Moscow scientists - specialists of the Institute of General Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, supported by funding from the Russian Foundation for Basic Research. The device not only helps to discover in a few seconds the minute quantities of narcotics... view more (2003-10-31)

NJIT physicist sees terahertz imaging as ultimate defense against terrorism
John Federici, PhD, professor, department of physics, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) and other physicists at NJIT recently received a U.S. Patent for a Teraherz imaging system and method.   view more (2005-11-01)

New technology sharpens X-ray vision
Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) and the EPFL in Switzerland have developed a novel method for producing dark-field x-ray images at wavelengths used in typical medical and industrial imaging equipment.   view more (2008-01-21)
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