The following snapshots were posted before January 1, 2010.
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- Boston's Big Sniff: Researchers collect data during a study on airflow in Boston's subway system (Dec. 9, 2009 -- Chemical & Biological)
- If You Can't Stand the Heat, Get Off the Bus!: Forensic camera to be utilized on public transportation tested (Nov. 25, 2009 -- Explosives)
- Mean Old Levee: Homeland Security's Levee PLUGS Pass a Second Test: Levee breach plug technology tested by the Department (Nov. 17, 2009 -- Infrastructure & Geophysical)
- The Beginning of the End of the Single-Band Radio for Public Safety: Radio technology that lets first responders talk to each other across difference bands will allow departments to improve emergency service and save money (Oct. 20, 2009 -- Command, Control & Interoperability)
- What in Blazes is Going On?: Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology sends Ph.D. fireman to help firefighters seek—and get—tougher, safer gear (Oct. 13, 2009 -- First Responders)
- Put a Plug In It! The Super-Duper Plugger-Upper Just Got Better: Pressurized testing of tunnel plugs (Sept. 14, 2009 -- Infrastructure & Geophysical)
- Powering American Cities in the New Century: Superconducting cables will mean a more powerful, more resilient electric grid (Aug. 7, 2009 -- Infrastructure & Geophysical)
- Tunnel Vision: Department scientists want to help Border Patrol agents find tunnels with ground penetrating radar technology (June 26, 2009 -- Borders & Maritime)
- To Boldly Go Where No Medical Response Has Gone Before: Technology to capture a disaster victim’s vital signs from up to 40 feet away (May 20, 2009 -- First Responders)
- Cerebral Melodies: Improving emergency response through music (Apr. 22, 2009 -- Human Factors)
- Success Strewn Amidst the Wreckage: Inexpensive memory chips inside new forensic cameras for mass transit protection survive a massive explosion (Apr. 17, 2009 -- Explosives)
- Reap What You Search: Department of Homeland Security software seeks to harvest Department of Energy research (Apr. 8, 2009 -- Laboratory Research)
- Toxic Chemical Spilled in Los Angeles, but the expert is in Los Alamos? No problem!: A new detection system beams readings from the hot zone to scientists around the world (Mar. 18, 2009 -- Chemical & Biological)
- Lights, Camera, Ka-Boom!: Inexpensive, lightweight bomb-proof cameras may help protect mass transit (Mar. 5, 2009 -- Explosives)
- Lost in Digital Translation: To improve firefighters' radios, recording garbled speech is the first step toward clearing it up (Feb. 25, 2009 -- Command, Control & Interoperability)
- Science Aids Hudson Rescue Workers: Underwater sensors used in response and recovery of US Airways Flight 1549 (Feb. 13, 2009 -- Borders & Maritime)
- Good Liquid, Bad Liquid: Los Alamos scientists successfully test system that detects potentially explosive liquids, gels, and lotions (Feb. 5, 2009 -- Explosives)