
Students Create Portable Device To Detect Suicide Bombers
Improvised explosive devices
(IEDs), the weapons of
suicide bombers, are a major
cause of soldier casualties
in Iraq and Afghanistan. A
group of engineering
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Blackest Black Ever: Ultra-thin Material Absorbs Almost 100% Of Light
It appears to be a paradox:
ultra-thin material that
absorbs all incident light.
Nonetheless, it does exist.
Researchers have
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Tunnel Vision: Border Patrol Agents To Spot Tunnels With Advanced Ground-penetrating Radar
They're digging tunnels
along the US border at a
fast and furious pace, but
not a single one of them has
ever been discovered by US
... > full story

World's Fastest And Most Sensitive Astronomical Camera
The next generation of
instruments for ground-based
telescopes took a leap
forward with the development
of a new ultra-fast camera
that can take 1,500 finely
... > full story
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New Detectors For Nuclear, Radiological Material In Cargo Should Not Be Acquired Until Testing Deficiencies Fixed, Cost-benefit Analysis Completed
June 24, 2009 A thorough cost-benefit analysis that includes an assessment of meaningful alternatives is needed to reveal the potential security advantages of deploying new detector systems to screen cargo for ... > full story -
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'Motion-frozen' Technology Meets High-definition PET: Helping Heart Patients
June 18, 2009 Combining high-definition positron emission tomography (PET) and "motion-frozen" technology provides enhanced cardiac ... > full story -
Robotic Ferret Will Detect Hidden Drugs And Weapons
June 16, 2009 A new type of robot being developed will make it easier to detect drugs, weapons, explosives and illegal immigrants concealed in cargo ... > full story -
Quicker, Cheaper SARS Virus Detector -- One Easily Customizable For Other Targets
June 1, 2009 Researchers say they've made a big improvement in a new breed of electronic detectors for viruses and other biological materials -- one that may be a valuable addition to the battle against ... > full story -
Physics: Interferometer Gets More Quiet Mirrors
May 30, 2009 In physics many subtle phenomena can be studied by allowing waves to interfere with each other. In an interferometer, light waves travel by two different paths, directed from place to place by ... > full story -
European Shipping Routes Linked To Locations With High Nitrogen Dioxide Pollution
May 27, 2009 A synoptic view of European shipping routes can be seen for the first time thanks to a new map created using seven years of radar data from ESA's Envisat satellite. Despite the fact that ships are ... > full story -
Police Radar For Measuring Speeding Cars Improved
May 22, 2009 Two speed measuring devices used by the law enforcement community -- the down-the-road radar with which officers enforce automobile speed limits and the ballistic chronograph which tracks the ... > full story -
New System For Detection Of Arrival Of Single Atoms -- In Less Than One-millionth Of A Second
May 19, 2009 Scientists have devised a new technique for real-time detection of freely moving individual neutral atoms that is more than 99.7 percent accurate and sensitive enough to discern the arrival of a ... > full story -
New Testing Facility Is Helping Improve Land Mine Detection Equipment
May 18, 2009 Researchers have built a test facility to evaluate and enhance sensors designed to detect buried land mines. The unique automated system measures the response of individual electromagnetic induction ... > full story -
New Nanotube Coating Enables Novel Laser Power Meter
May 14, 2009 The US military can now calibrate high-power laser systems, such as those intended to defuse unexploded mines, more quickly and easily thanks to a novel nanotube-coated power measurement ... > full story
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