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S&T Announces Award to Pacific Northwest National Laboratory for Counter-Fentanyl Efforts
DHS S&T is further strengthening its counter-fentanyl partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) with a three-year, $2.8 million contract award.
Twenty Years of S&T Seeing Big Potential in Small Business
DHS Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, administered by S&T, is celebrating two decades of delivering new ideas and leveraging new technologies to support the agency’s mission.
Fighting Fire with Knowledge on Lithium-ion Battery Hazards
S&T, the Fire Department of the City of New York and U.S. Fire Administration recently hosted a workshop with firefighters and scientists from across the nation to discuss emerging hazards and threats from community electrification and rising incidents of lithium-ion battery fires.
Feature Article: Bomb Technicians Train on Trains
Under the streets of Philadelphia and at power stations nearby, local first responders recently trained with S&T for events they hope will never happen.
S&T’s Year in Review: Building a More Secure Future in 2024
Reflecting on how the last 12 months shaped S&T's research and development efforts and strengthened our commitment to securing the nation.
S&T Updates Master Question List for Synthetic Opioids
DHS S&T released an updated Master Question List (MQL) for Synthetic Opioids.
International Cooperation Strengthens Global Infrastructure
How two decades of sharing our nations’ infrastructure-related challenges has helped to accelerate global solutions.
Feature Article: Preparing our Ports for the Future of Alternative Maritime Fuels
Alternative fuels like ammonia will greatly reduce carbon emissions, but are they safe for our infrastructure? A recent S&T market research survey assessed potential hazards, so U.S. ports can better prepare.
Bringing the Brightest Minds Together to Disrupt Fentanyl
Updates on how S&T’s cross-sector collaborations are working to end the opioid epidemic.
DHS and Japan Sign Joint Statement to Advance Mutual S&T Goals
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) signed a Joint Statement of Intent (JSoI) for collaborative research, development and foreign technical exchanges with Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). The details of this statement re-affirm the commitment of the two countries to cooperate in fields of science and technology.