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Homeland Security 5 Year Anniversary 2003 - 2008, One Team, One Mission Securing the Homeland

S&T Snapshots Archives

Borders & Maritime

Enough to Make You Sick (July 2007): Suspect-subduing 'lightsaber'

Eye of the Lobster (November 2007): Mimicking nature to spot contraband

Find it and Plug it (December 2007): Detecting and protecting tunnels

Outside the Box (September 2007): New thinking to scan containers

Show Me the Light (December 2007): A Snapshots Update

When Your Ship Comes in (July 2007): Tracking elusive containers

Chemical & Biological

End of the Line (April 2008): A Snapshots update on the fleet of mobile chemical labs

Lab-in-a-Box (June 2007): Testing for BioWatch 3.0

Portable Pathology (November 2007): Biological testing on the run

Razing Cane (May 2007): Research to rid the border of weeds

Reading by Numbers (March 2008): Using math to help predict epidemics

Science on Wheels (October 2007): Mobilizing for chemical analysis (video)

Sniff, Watch, Guide (August 2007): Helping subways to breathe

The Smaller the Better (January/February 2008): Chemical detection on the go

Command, Control & Interoperability

A New Dimension (September 2007): Nabbing forgers while-u-wait

Google Meets Sherlock Holmes (October 2007): 'Seeing' clues in fuzzy data

Schooled in Science (Juy 2008): Using computers to inspire young minds

Security From on High (November 2007): Tracking critical sites with aircraft (video)

Seeing is Believing (June 2007): Visual tools for first responders

See You in Cyberspace (June 2007): Using virtual worlds to plan

Uncommon Operating Procedure (July 2008): A total view of the scene

Wireless Stakeout (January/February 2008): Using smartphones to nab suspects

Explosives

Better Than New Tricks (October 2007): Training dogs for disaster response

Booming Research (August 2007): Brewing a blast-less fertilizer

Eye in the Sky (May 2007): Guiding airplanes from above

Menace in a Bottle (July 2007): Finding liquid explosives

Human Factors

Deception Detection (May 2007): Identifying hostile intent

Looks Can Be Deceiving (July 2007): Studies on charitable terrorists

Radical Research (December 2007): Understanding origins of terrorism

Unraveling the Net (April 2008): Rethinking the roots, dynamics, and consequences of terrorism

Infrastructure & Geophysical

A Hole New Way (April 2008): Busting through concrete with search-and-rescue technology (video)

All Over the Map (March 2008): Building artificial societies to track reality (video)

Automatic for the People (July 2007): Testing of robot rescuers (video)

Boys in the Hood (January/February 2008): Protecting the protective service

Common Ground (April 2008): A compass to help first responders find a way out of danger

From the Ground Up (July 2008): Getting technologies to first responders

Hearing Hurricanes (April 2008): Measuring storm strength by listening underwater

Landing on its Feet (May 2007): A flying machine that also walks

Locating the Heros (September 2007): Tracking rescuers in 3-D

Security From Chaos (March 2008): Research to make random more random

Shield Activated (August 2007): Protecting bridges from bad guys

Sunshine-less State (October 2007): Fighting fires with science and technology

When the Levee Breaks (June 2007): Research to hold back the flood (animation)

This page was last reviewed/modified on September 10, 2008.