Archive of content that is from a previous administration or is otherwise outdated.
To Boldly Go Where No Medical Response Has Gone Before
At the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, triage technology comes with a Star Trek twist. Even with today’s fancy gizmos, figuring out who needs medical care at the scene of a disaster is still pretty old-fashioned. It’s tiring, physical work: an emergency responder bent over a victim, checking body temperature, heart rate, and muscle movement. Up close and personal, the entire process can take 3-5 minutes per person.
Cerebral Melodies
Archived - DHS S&T has begun a study into a form of neurotraining called “Brain Music” that uses music created in advance from listeners’ own brain waves.
Success Strewn Amidst the Wreckage
Success Strewn Amidst the Wreckage (April 17, 2009) Inexpensive memory chips inside new forensic cameras for mass transit protection survive a massive explosion
Reap What You Search
S&T Snapshots highlights the Harvesting Innovation Project from the Office of National Laboratories, seeks to harvest Department of Energy research.
DNDO Accepted Laboratories for the GRaDER Program
The Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) has developed an interim laboratory acceptance process for the Graduated Rad/Nuc Detector Evaluation and Reporting (GRaDER) Program that enables participating laboratories to begin the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) / Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) N42 standards test process while awaiting National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) accreditation.
Toxic chemicals spilled in Los Angeles, but the expert is in Los Alamos? No problem!
DHS S&T helped build a device that can beam data on chemical toxins, biological agents, and dirty bombs from the hot zone to the desktops of HAZMAT hotshots.
Lights, Camera, Ka-Boom!
S&T Snapshots Article “Lights, Camera, Ka-Boom!”: DHS wanted to make cameras with memory chips sturdy enough to withstand bombing attacks, fires or floods.
Lost in Digital Translation
Archived - Snapshots article from February 25, 2009 about CCI creating a new technology that will help emergency responders hear radios better.
Science Aids Hudson Rescue Workers
Underwater sensors and forecast models provide lifesaving information on wind and water conditions to emergency teams answering to US Airways Flight 1549 crash.
Good Liquid, Bad Liquid
Archived- Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists have tested a liquid explosive detection system that may have many security applications around the country.