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Raytheon awarded contract for exploratory nuclear detection research... Navies may get tougher on piracy after tanker seizure... U.S. donates nuclear detection equipment to Nigeria

Thruvision offers T-ray security scanner

Terahertz radiation offer the promise of effective scanning of passengers without revealing anatomically correct images of their bodies

DHS to regulate ammonium nitrate

Ammonium nitrate mixed with fuel oil commonly is used as an explosive in mining and has been used by terrorists -- such as Timothy McVeigh in Oklahoma; DHS proposes to regulate its use

T-Ray Science licenses MIT's terahertz technology

There is a growing interest in the detection capabilities of terahertz technology, and a Canadian company licenses an NIT-developed detection system that can be used to detect a continuous-wave (cw) THz signal

Secret rocket-ball weapon may be effective against WMD facilities

One of the major problems in attacking the WMD facilities of rogue nations is the the destruction of these facilities may scatter the toxic materials over a wide area; a secret Pentagon weapon program aims to address this problem

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RSA uncovers IT secure fears stifling business innovation... DHS completes radiological/nuclear detection drill in southeast transportation corridor... Has pandemic complacency come home to roost?

CSIRO wireless sensor commercially available

Wireless sensor networks are used in more and more homeland security roles such as monitoring water quality at sprawling water facilities and in perimeter defense of critical infrastructure facilities; they can also help keep the environment healthy

Better ground radar to find land mines

There are more than 100 million land mines buried in 68 countries around the world; more than 2,000 people are killed or injured by land mine explosions each month; University of Missouri engineer creates more sensitive, safer land mine detectors

Better chemical sensor emulates animals' noses

A new "electronic nose" is more adept than conventional methodologies at recognizing molecular features even for chemicals it has not been trained to detect

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