Rapid, reliable field detection of hazardous materials is a top priority in both private and government security markets

By mimicking how dogs get their whiffs, researchers have demonstrated that “active sniffing” can improve by more than 10 times the performance of current technologies that rely on continuous suction to detect trace amounts of explosives and other contraband

Project is the first reported demonstration of genetically transforming grasses to supercharge their ability to remove contamination from the environment

Unlike expensive explosive-detecting puffer machines in airports that rely on complicated mass spectrometry or high-performance liquid chromatography equipment, these liquid crystal sensors could be portable, wearable, and inexpensive.

Scientists have proposed a graphene-based spaser that can detect even small amounts of various substances, including explosives

Nearly 400 people lose sight in one or both eyes due to fireworks injuries every year

“We’re taking what normally you’d think is really expensive to do and using stuff you can buy at Wal-Mart to build a sensor.”

Computer simulations exploring the effects of shock waves on crystalline HMX, performed by Ryan Austin, a staff scientist in Engineering’s Computational Engineering Division, and a team of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers, are featured on the cover of the May 14 issue of the Journal of Applied Physics.

Soldiers who suffer internal trauma from explosions might one day benefit from a new treatment now under development.

First responders have downloaded more than 10,000 copies of a guide to commercially available, hand-portable biodetection technologies created to help them determine what they might be up against in the field. Since many first responders do not always have immediate access to a computer, a mobile version of the guide is now available for cell phones and tablets.