Weapons Technology News

Posted February 11, 2004:

• Sandia Helps Take First Steps In Control, Tracking Of Potential 'Dirty Bomb' Sources

Posted January 22, 2004:

• Isotope Analysis Shows Exposure To Depleted Uranium In Gulf War Veterans

Posted January 2, 2004:

• UCSD To Construct World's First Bomb Blast Simulator

Posted December 12, 2003:

• With Nature's Help, A Better Vision System For Smart Weapons

Posted November 25, 2003:

• Unusual Minerals Formed On Stored Nuclear Waste

Posted September 16, 2003:

• National Lab Trains U. S. Customs Agents Against Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Posted September 12, 2003:

• Los Alamos Team Develops Rapid Procedure For Radioactivity Identification In Dirty Bomb Debris

Posted September 8, 2003:

• Brookhaven Researchers Develop Counterterror Technologies

Posted August 28, 2003:

• At Los Alamos, Airborne Sensor Technology Assists Emergency Responders

Posted August 22, 2003:

• Livermore Scientists Achieve First Full Mapping Of Phonons In Plutonium

Posted August 18, 2003:

• Livermore Lab Collaboration Seeking Nature Of Neutrinos

Posted July 18, 2003:

• New Sensor Developed At UCSB Can Detect DNA In One Step

Posted June 30, 2003:

• Engineers Creating Computer Tool To Ensure Safety Of Future Nuclear Power Plants

Posted June 25, 2003:

• By Fusing Images, Lehigh Professor Detects Concealed Weapons

Posted June 9, 2003:

• National Ignition Facility Project Sets Records For Laser Performance
• Insulin Study Sheds Light On Physics Of Crystal Growth; University Of Houston Analysis May Impact Medicine, Computer Chip Research

Posted May 29, 2003:

• Novel NIST Spectroscopic Method Can Detect Terrorist Threats

Posted March 18, 2003:

• Miniature Spectrometer Can Detect Biological Hazards

Posted March 17, 2003:

• Virtual Reality Training Could Help First Responders Prepare For Terrorist Attacks

Posted February 17, 2003:

• Livermore Engineers Use Computer Simulations To Illustrate Impacts Of Bomb Blasts On Infrastructure

Posted February 14, 2003:

• High-Density Storage Of Nuclear Waste Heightens Terrorism Risks; Study Finds Attack On Spent Fuel Could Unleash Contamination Worse Than Chernobyl

Posted February 13, 2003:

• Researchers Respond To Threat, Look For Anthrax

Posted December 23, 2002:

• Researchers Warn Biotech Advances Could Be Misused By Terrorists

Posted November 21, 2002:

• Sandia-Developed Field Kit Helping Nation’s Police Departments Solve Real Crimes

Posted November 18, 2002:

• Tiny Wafer Developed By K-State Professor; Detects Neutron Signals From Hidden Nuclear Weapons, Materials

Posted November 7, 2002:

• Sandia Research With New Reactor Could Mean Significant Savings In The Eventual Safe Transport, Storage, Disposal Of Nuclear Waste

Posted November 1, 2002:

• No Significant Rise In Cancer Deaths In 3-Mile Island Residents Over 20 Years, According To Study

Posted October 16, 2002:

• Plutonium: Size Does Matter

Posted October 1, 2002:

• Molecular Machine Could Develop Drugs For Bioweapons Victims

Posted August 23, 2002:

• Sandia Helps Public Health Officials With Anti-Terror "Decision Analysis" Tool

Posted July 25, 2002:

• Los Alamos Experiment Speeds Up Aging Of Nuclear Weapons With "Spiked" Plutonium

Posted July 16, 2002:

• Melting The Way To Environmental Remediation

Posted June 27, 2002:

• Tiny Device Can Detect Hidden Nuclear Weapons, Materials

Posted June 25, 2002:

• Clemson Researchers Create Biosensors To Protect Nation's Food And Water Supplies

Posted June 24, 2002:

• Students Help Military Get Smart In The Battlefield

Posted June 19, 2002:

• Novel Diagnostic Tool Detects Life-Threatening Infections Faster Than Standard Nuclear Imaging Tests

Posted June 11, 2002:

• Melting The Way To Environmental Remediation

Posted May 31, 2002:

• Hot Polymer Catches Carbon Dioxide Better

Posted May 7, 2002:

• New Research Could Spearhead Permanent Nuclear Waste Storage

Posted April 29, 2002:

• Los Alamos Researcher Explains How Protons Create Movies Of Nuclear Weapon Models

Posted April 26, 2002:

• Safe, Secure and Inexpensive Power from Newest Generations of Nuclear Reactors

Posted March 27, 2002:

• Hiroshima Porcelain Pieces Provide Insight Into Exposure Levels

Posted March 26, 2002:

• Portable Radiation Detector Could Be Used At Customs, Ports, Border Crossings And Airports

Posted February 22, 2002:

• Oak Ridge National Laboratory Helping Make Tomorrow’s Soldiers All They Can Be

Posted February 20, 2002:

• Researchers Create Simulation Of Chemical/Biological Release In Salt Lake City As Precautionary Measure

Posted January 22, 2002:

• Sandia Studies Security At Nation's Chemical Plants

Posted January 7, 2002:

• Foul Smelling Bombs, Underarms And Pig Farms Under Investigation By Researchers

Posted December 13, 2001:

• Nuclear Medicine Aids Early Diagnosis Of Pulmonary Anthrax
• Two New Methodologies Can Help Owners Improve Security Of Nation's Dams And Power Systems

Posted December 5, 2001:

• New Portable Device Senses Chemical Weapons

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