Weapons Technology News

Posted January 12, 2006:

• Sandia Researchers Aim To Keep Points-of-Entry Safe Through Systems-Level Modeling Of Operations

Posted November 1, 2005:

• Physicist Sees Terahertz Imaging As Ultimate Defense Against Terrorism

Posted October 27, 2005:

• Even Low Exposure To X-Rays, Gamma Rays Increases Cancer Risk, Study Finds

Posted October 26, 2005:

• More Than 470 Physicists Sign Petition To Oppose U.S. Policy On Nuclear Attack

Posted October 6, 2005:

• Ecologists Spawn New Use For PIT Tags: Radio Frequency Technology Tracks Mixer Efficiency

Posted October 5, 2005:

• Purdue Engineers Create Safer, More Efficient Nuclear Fuel, Model Its Performance

Posted September 15, 2005:

• New Tooth Enamel Dating Technique Could Help Identify Disaster Victims

Posted August 14, 2005:

• Technological Advances Could Reduce Effectiveness Of The Chemical Weapons Convention

Posted July 28, 2005:

• K-State Professor Assists In War On Terror With Bomb Detection Research

Posted July 27, 2005:

• Bioagent Detector Guide Aids First Responder Purchasing

Posted July 26, 2005:

• Nuclear Weapons Continue To Pose A Serious Health Risk In Europe

Posted July 24, 2005:

• Sandia Completes Depleted Uranium Study; Serious Health Risks Not Found

Posted July 1, 2005:

• Sandia Develops Secure Wireless Technology
• Brookhaven Scientists Develop Method To Remove Uranium From Contaminated Steel Surfaces

Posted June 22, 2005:

• AAAS Expert Proposes 'Layered Defense' To Protect Against Smuggled Nuclear Materials

Posted June 20, 2005:

• Study Shows Importance Of Exposure Age For Hanford Nuclear Workers' Cancer Risk

Posted June 19, 2005:

• A Rare-Earth Approach To Tracking Erosion

Posted May 28, 2005:

• PET/CT Can Identify New Cancer Lesions At Early Stage, Allowing For Prompt Treatment

Posted May 13, 2005:

• New Alloy May Hold Key To Safer Disposal Of Spent Nuclear Fuel

Posted May 9, 2005:

• MIT Profs, Colleagues Propose Plan For Nuclear Energy

Posted May 4, 2005:

• Idaho National Laboratory Scientist Securing Highly Enriched Uranium Abroad
• New Materials Provide Insight Into Radioactivity In The Environment, Self-Assembling Nanostructures

Posted May 2, 2005:

• MIT Scientists Improve Explosives Detection

Posted April 29, 2005:

• Many Deaths Still Expected With Earth-Penetrating Nuclear Weapons

Posted April 21, 2005:

• Researchers Study Radiation Blockers While Conducting Nuclear Imaging Of Iodine Uptake In Mouse Tissues

Posted April 16, 2005:

• Study Uncovers Bacteria's Worst Enemy

Posted April 11, 2005:

• Where's Waldo's DNA? New NIST SRM Joins Search

Posted March 25, 2005:

• Snow Brings Green Machining To Laboratory

Posted March 22, 2005:

• Los Alamos Muon Detector Could Thwart Nuclear Smugglers

Posted March 10, 2005:

• Pioneering PET/CT Research Widens Applications Of Imaging For Diabetic Foot

Posted March 9, 2005:

• Hans Bethe, A Titan Of Physics And Conscience Of Science, Dies At Age 98

Posted February 23, 2005:

• Super-Heavy Nuclei Take Shape In 'Extreme' New Theories
• Protecting Public Spaces From Terror: 'Systems Engineering' Approach Offers A New Paradigm That Stresses Prevention

Posted February 22, 2005:

• Tests Confirm The Explosive Destruction System's (EDS) Ability To Destroy Biological Agents

Posted February 18, 2005:

• Wnt Signalling Protein Dishevelled Acts In The Nucleus, Not Just In The Cytoplasm

Posted February 10, 2005:

• Export Control Helps Prevent WMD Proliferation

Posted January 10, 2005:

• Children At Risk From Unexploded Military Material

Posted December 19, 2004:

• INEEL-Designed System Assists Army With Chemical Weapon Destruction

Posted November 30, 2004:

• Thyroid Treatment Can Trigger Homeland Security Detectors

Posted November 23, 2004:

• Back To Basics: Designing New Metals, From The Bottom Up

Posted October 25, 2004:

• Z Machine's Refurbishment To Advance Fusion Machine’s Capabilities

Posted October 5, 2004:

• Commandeering Cellular Machinery: Recognition Mechanism To Detect Small Molecules

Posted September 17, 2004:

• Laboratory Grows World Record Length Carbon Nanotube

Posted September 13, 2004:

• New Power Sources Needed For Soldier Of The Future

Posted August 30, 2004:

• Laboratory Advances The Art And Science Of Aerogels

Posted July 15, 2004:

• Nanoparticles, Super-Absorbent Gel Clean Radioactivity From Porous Structures

Posted June 9, 2004:

• Scientists Provide New Understanding Of Manganites

Posted May 5, 2004:

• Squeezing More Juice Out Of Solar Panels

Posted April 16, 2004:

• New Efforts Needed To Address Cleanup After 'Dirty Bomb' Attack

Posted March 11, 2004:

• Sandia Sensor Has Potential To Help U.S. Military Eliminate 'Friendly Fire' During Combat

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