Archive of content that is from a previous administration or is otherwise outdated.
A Breakout Year for CIRT
Popular Science, has chosen our concrete-blasting lifesaver, officially called the Controlled Impact Rescue Tool (CIRT), as a “Best of What’s New” for 2008.
Got Milk Security?
Researchers and engineers from three Kentucky universities have been working to improve efficiency by streamlining the way that milk is picked up and delivered.
SQUID: The Long (and Sticky) Arms of the Law
December 2008 article on the safe quick undercarriage immobilization device developed by SBIR and boders maritime.
Watching What You Eat
As a DHS Center of Excellence based at the University of Minnesota, NCFPD helps governments and companies guard against food contamination.
The Plum Island Story
Plum Island has given rise to some interesting lore. Perhaps it’s the laboratory’s long history or its secluded location. Whatever the reason, conspiracy theorists and fiction writers alike have tried to link the site to germ warfare, anthrax, and even a purported “monster” found earlier this summer on a beach in nearby Montauk, NY.
Menace in a Bottle
Ever since the plot to blow up transatlantic airplanes with liquid explosives was uncovered in London last August, pressure has increased on the airline industry—and the government—to find new ways to not only detect liquids in baggage and on passengers, but also to figure out what those liquids are. Now, the S&T Directorate is teaming with scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory to develop a possible solution.
Schooled in Science
Snapshots article about using 3d animation technology in middle and high school through university programs program.
From the Ground Up
Responder Technologies (R-Tech) was developed for first responders to communicate their needs and ideas directly to DHS and find solutions.