(PhysOrg.com) -- A device developed by Sandia National Laboratories researchers that shoots a blade of water capable of penetrating steel is headed to U.S. troops in Afghanistan to help them disable deadly improvised explosive ...
Engineering
Sep 10, 2010
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The Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization certified the first noble gas detection system at its radionuclide station in Charlottesville, Va., United States, on Aug. 19, 2010. The ...
Other
Aug 24, 2010
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To protect from potential terrorist attacks, federal buildings and other critical infrastructures are made with special windows that contain blast-resistant glass. However, the glass is thick and expensive. Currently, University ...
Materials Science
Sep 10, 2009
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Security personnel need to be able to find explosive materials and persons who have been in contact with them. To aid such searches, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, with support from the Department of ...
Analytical Chemistry
Sep 9, 2009
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The most abundant material on Earth exhibits some unusual chemical properties when placed under extreme conditions.
Materials Science
Mar 20, 2009
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