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Existing and Potential Standoff Explosives Detection Techniques

a For additional listings of explosives considered important in forensic investigations, see TWGFEX: The Technical Working Group for Fire and Explosions, http://www ...
Homeland Security Today

The Next Generation of Explosives Trace Detection is Here

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 ...
EurekAlert!

Explosives vapor detection technology: The new 'sniff test'

RICHLAND, Wash. – A quick, accurate and highly sensitive process to reliably detect minute traces of explosives on luggage, cargo or travelling passengers has been demonstrated by scientists at the ...
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Marking, Rendering Inert, and Licensing of Explosive Materials: Interim Report

Two different kinds of taggants are commonly discussed. Detection taggants are materials added to explosives that can be sensed (pre-blast) by an associated detection instrument. Identification ...
The New York Times

Detonation Underscores Inherent Dangers of Manufacturing Explosives

The munitions plant in Tennessee where an explosion occurred on Friday produces TNT, which is commonly used by the military and commercial industries. By John Ismay and Thomas Gibbons-Neff An ...
Science Daily

Explosive origins of 'secondary' ice and snow

Scientists publish new direct evidence that shattering drizzle droplets drive explosive 'ice multiplication' events. The findings have implications for weather forecasts, climate modeling, water ...