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New NIST SRM supports the fight against terrorist bombings

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a new standard reference material (SRM) to aid in the detection of two explosive compounds that are known to be used by terrorists. Researchers ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

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NRL RAIDS experiment advances ionospheric remote sensing

Naval Research Laboratory scientists have obtained a first-ever measured altitude profile of a dim extreme-ultraviolet terrestrial airglow emission that provides vital information needed to test and improve ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Got a pirate problem? There's even an app for that

The Department of Defense will begin funding an Office of Naval Research (ONR)-sponsored project aimed at developing Web applications to help multinational navies police the world's oceans, officials announced ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Rapid identification of superbugs and new drugs to combat them

(Phys.org) -- Synthetic biology is playing a key role in creating new tools for rapid detection of potentially fatal bacterial infections such as E. coli and allowing scientists to create novel molecules that may provide ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ultra-sensitive electrical biosensor unlocks potential for instant diagnostic devices

A new quantum mechanical-based biosensor designed by a team at University of California, Santa Barbara offers tremendous potential for detecting biomolecules at ultra-low concentrations, from instant point-of-care ...

Physics / General Physics

created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Unmanned vessel could soon be working for Navy

Technology that sent unmanned aircraft over Iraq and Afghanistan soon could be steering unstaffed naval boats for such dangerous tasks as minesweeping, submarine detection, intelligence gathering and approaching ...

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 12, 2012 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (9) | comments 0

Can a machine tell when you're lying? Research suggests the answer is 'yes'

Inspired by the work of psychologists who study the human face for clues that someone is telling a high-stakes lie, UB computer scientists are exploring whether machines can also read the visual cues that give away deceit.

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 14 | with audio podcast

Scientists detect seismic signals from tornado

An Indiana University geophysical experiment detected unusual seismic signals associated with tornadoes that struck regions across the Midwest last week -- information that may have value for meteorologists studying the atmospheric ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In Japan, seismic waves slower after rain, large earthquakes

An earthquake is first detected by the abrupt side-to-side jolt of a passing primary wave. Lagging only slightly behind are shear waves, which radiate out from the earthquake's epicenter and are seen at the surface as a rolling ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Polarization imaging: Seeing through the fog of war

Funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, the development of a new circular polarization filter by a collaborative team of scientists at the Colorado School of Mines and ITN Energy Systems has the potential to ...

Physics / General Physics

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientific plagiarism: A growing problem in an era of shrinking research funding

As scientific researchers become evermore competitive for scarce funding, scientific journals are increasing efforts to identify submissions that plagiarize the work of others. Still, it may take years to identify and retract ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 18 | with audio podcast

New system will detect insider threats from massive data sets

When a soldier in good mental health becomes homicidal or a government employee abuses access privileges to share classified information, we often wonder why no one saw it coming. When looking through the ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Professor publishes study on detection of human noroviruses

Coastal water is subjected to contamination with a wide range of pathogenic microorganisms, which presents a major health risk to recreational water users. The current use of fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) as an indicator ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

CNT paper-based wireless sensor could help detect explosive devices

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a prototype wireless sensor capable of detecting trace amounts of a key ingredient found in many explosives.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Oct 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Glove-friendly touchscreen goes on exhibit

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new screen has been designed that can work with gloved hands, and it comes from Japan-based SMK. The target application will be car-navigation systems which drivers can operate while wearing ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast report