News tagged with dirty bomb
Researchers study costs of 'dirty bomb' attack in L.A.
A dirty bomb attack centered on downtown Los Angeles' financial district could severely impact the region's economy to the tune of nearly $16 billion, fueled primarily by psychological effects that could persist for a decade.
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Apr 23, 2012 |
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Responding to the radiation threat
Berkeley Lab researchers are developing a promising treatment for safely decontaminating humans exposed to radioactive actinides from a major radiation exposure event, such as a nuclear reactor accident or ...
Mar 06, 2012 |
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Physics for safer ports: New technology uses nuclear 'fingerprints' to scan cargo ships
While 700 million travelers undergo TSA's intrusive scans and pat-downs each year, 11 million cargo containers enter American ports with little screening at all. And the volume of those containers, roughly ...
Apr 29, 2011 |
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New disaster preparedness tool calculates casualty estimates
In the aftermath of a dirty bomb, hundreds or even thousands of victims could require medical attention. First responders conduct extensive training to prepare for such a cataclysmic event, but planning is ...
Jan 25, 2011 |
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Hacking suspect a 'genius,' but often in trouble
At the time of his latest arrest, Jeremy Hammond was living on Chicago's South Side, about three dozen miles and an entire political spectrum away from the conservative Illinois community in which he grew up.
Mar 09, 2012 |
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Foreign insects, diseases got into US
(AP) -- Dozens of foreign insects and plant diseases slipped undetected into the United States in the years after 9/11, when authorities were so focused on preventing another attack that they overlooked a ...
Oct 10, 2011 |
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Terminating toxic metals: Molecularly engineered material solves complex environmental contamination issues
A whiteboard, dry-erase markers and curiosity can sometimes be the most powerful tools in the scientific toolkit to solve America's biggest challenges. And few problems pose as serious a threat to the environment ...
Sep 08, 2011 |
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UNH scientists to build device for detecting contraband radioactive material
Researchers at the University of New Hampshire's Space Science Center (SSC), in partnership with Michigan Aerospace Corporation, have been contracted by the federal Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) to build a highly ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Sep 08, 2011 |
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Hacker drone launches airborne cyber attacks
Computer security specialists showed off a homemade drone aircraft Friday capable of launching airborne cyber attacks, hijacking mobile phone calls, or even delivering a dirty bomb.
Aug 06, 2011 |
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A citizen's dosimeter, and it fits in your wallet
No matter how many plastic cards currently crowd your wallet, one day you may wish to make room for one more. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS)'s Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has developed ...
Jul 01, 2011 |
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Pa. robot institute attracts presidential visit
(AP) -- Need help defusing a bomb, mowing a lawn, or scraping old paint?
Jun 24, 2011 |
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Amid Japan crisis, hunt for better radiation care
(AP) -- Japan's nuclear emergency highlights a big medical gap: Few treatments exist to help people exposed to large amounts of radiation.
Mar 28, 2011 |
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Tokyo at risk: Can megacities cope with disaster?
The cascade of catastrophe that has befallen Japan highlights the vulnerability of megacities to disaster, including fallout from a nuclear accident, say experts on urban risk.
Mar 20, 2011 |
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Analysis of violent deaths of Iraqi civilians between 2003-2008
A paper published in this week's issue of PLoS Medicine provides the most detailed assessment thus far of civilian deaths in the course of the recent Iraq war. Madelyn Hsiao-Rei Hicks from King's College London, UK and co ...
Feb 15, 2011 |
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