The detectors used in Sandia's Rapidly Deployable Chemical Detection System can detect a wide variety of chemical warfare agents as well as common toxic chemicals.
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2008
2007
- Fluorescence-based bioaerosol sensing project seeks to lower false alarm rates
November 20, 2007
- Neutron scatter camera provides a new way to look at radiation
Sandia Lab News, September 28, 2007
- Sandia, partners evaluate vehicle barrier performance of fence technologies for borders
Sandia News Release, September 13, 2007
- Sandia computer scientists and USC student gamemakers create disaster-training tool
Emergency response personnel impressed in prototype demo-trial
August 22, 2007
- Greater infrastructure security against global threats taught at Sandia-hosted conference
Understand your adversaries and defend against them
July 18, 2007
- Sensors may monitor aircraft for defects continuously
Structural health monitoring systems accepted by Boeing, validated by airlines
July 18, 2007
- New Sandia sensor to have applications in homeland defense, safeguarding warfighters, clinical diagnostics
Sensor will be capable of simultaneously detecting thousands of proteins, DNA, whole cells, and pathogens
April 30, 2007
- Sandia’s High School Homeland Security Program educates students on emergency response
March 14, 2007
- Sandia develops next generation of screening devices
System detects hazardous, toxic material in concealed packaging
January 22, 2007
- Simulation monitors traffic in contraband material
January 19, 2007
2006
- Sandia researchers develop better sensor detection system
System combines basic off-the-shelf sensors with
Sandia-developed sensor
(Sandia news release) December 4, 2006
- Fifth annual Homeland Security Conference to be held in Albuquerque this week
(Sandia news release) October 23, 2006
- Sandia researchers develop contaminant warning program for EPA to monitor water systems in real time
(Sandia news release) October 10, 2006
- LOGIIC helps keep oil, gas control systems safe
Sandia serves as lead national lab in security system integration
(Sandia news release) October 9, 2006
- Scientists determine A's fans, stadium don't stink of terrorism
Tri-Valley Herald,
August 16, 2006
- Sandia’s Rapidly Deployable Chemical Detection System tested at McAfee Stadium
Unobtrusive system designed as detect-to-warn measure, offers fast, potentially lifesaving capability to event managers
(Sandia news release) - August 15, 2006
- Sandia EDS begins destruction of 1200 recovered chemical munitions
(Sandia news release) - July 19, 2006
- Sandia tool speeds up environmental cleanup, reopening of contaminated facilities
BROOM software now available to potential licensing partners
(Sandia news release) - June 7, 2006
- Bio-restoration demonstration helps large transportation facilities prepare for bio-terrorism
Sandia’s BROOM technology selected for DHS commercialization pilot program
(Sandia news release) - February 2, 2006
- Sandia researchers aim to keep points-of-entry safe through systems-level modeling of operations
(Sandia news release) - January 11, 2006
2005
- Sandia software could help border security
Program is designed to protect points of entry against attacks
Benjamin Pimentel, Chronicle Staff Writer, Monday, October 31, 2005
- Sandia demonstrates device for preventing battlefield friendly
fire -
(Sandia news release) - October 27, 2005
- Future of War Think-Fest produces many sparks -
(Sandia news release) - October 26, 2005
- Sandia researchers determine that common anthrax sampling methods need improvement
More deadly spores may remain after decontamination than current sampling methods show
(Sandia news release) - October 25, 2005
- New Dirty Bomb Detection Equipment Boosts Port, Border Security
But Only One Major Seaport Has Installed Critical Technology
ABC News – October 9, 2005
- Bay
Area Bomb Screening Options
The technology exists to protect train
and subway riders from bombings, but that would
require a big sacrifice from commuters.
(CBS 5) July 8, 2005
- Homeland
Security Secretary Chertoff visits Sandia, speaks
highly of Labs' antiterrorism technologies
(Sandia news release) - May 13, 2005
- Department
of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff
to visit Sandia National Laboratories
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Secretary Michael Chertoff will make his first
official visit to New Mexico on
Friday, May
6, 2005 (Sandia news release)
- Sandia
BROOM tool can help restore facilities following
release of biological warfare agents
(Sandia news release) - April 21, 2005
- TECH VS. TERROR
Lawrence Livermore converts to work on contemporary
perils
Benjamin Pimentel, Chronicle Staff Writer,
March 21, 2005
- Taking
the terror out of terror:
Sandia team re-thinks physical security for
homeland defense
(Sandia news release) - March 17, 2005
- Texas
police, border agents using Labs’ sniffer
to nab drug traffickers
Drug task force credits Hound system with helping
save lives
(Sandia news release) - March 2, 2005
- LookSmart's FindArticles - Lab rolls out weapon destroyer
Oakland Tribune, Feb 16, 2005, by Ian Hoffman, STAFF WRITER
- Tests
confirm the Explosive Destruction System’s
(EDS) ability to destroy biological agents
New capability may offer applications
for homeland security, war theaters.
(Sandia news release) - February 15, 2005
2004
- TSA
installs Sandia licensee's explosives-sniffing
walk-through portal at airport terminal
(Sandia news release) - December 12, 2004
- 'Star
Trek' device can test water for safety
Sandia introduces 'Micro Chem Lab' to foil
terrorists
San Francisco Chronicle, December 7, 2004
- Chip planned to protect water from terror attack. (PDF)
By Glennda Chui. Mercury News.
- Sandia
will monitor water safety (PDF)
The country's water supply is considered
vulnerable to terrorist threats, as evidenced
by the police cars that seem to show up near
reservoirs and water tanks each time the terror
alert level goes up.
- Sandia, Tenix, and CH2M Hill will develop automated water safety sensor units
- Sandia
researchers and Livermore Police Department
successfully demonstrate viability of “sensor
management architecture” for rapid deployment
of detection system
Sandia News Release, Livermore, CA
August 4, 2004
- Shrinking
the Lab Down to Size
Much of the technology is still in development,
but some labs-on-a-chip are already on the market.
Mechanical Engineering, Gayle Ehrenman, Associate
Editor
May 2004
- Sandia-developed
foam likely would stop SARS virus quickly, Sandia/Kansas
State team shows
Project’s results might help officials
battle emerging viruses such as bird
flu
Sandia News Release, February 2, 2004
2003
2002
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