News articles tagged with 'explosive'
Before the explosion - volcano's warning tremors explained
— 24 Feb 2011 19:20 | Geology and palaeontologyNo matter their size or shape, explosive volcanoes produce tremors at similar frequencies for minutes, days or weeks before they erupt. In the Feb. 24 issue of the journal Nature, researchers…
Oscillating 'plug' of magma causes tremors that forecast volcanic eruptions: UBC research
— 24 Feb 2011 18:47 | Geology and palaeontologyUniversity of British Columbia geophysicists are offering a new explanation for seismic tremors accompanying volcanic eruptions that could advance forecasting of explosive eruptions…
Towards better explosives detectors
— 22 Oct 2010 17:52 | TechnologyOver the past decade, Christine Mahoney and a team of scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Maryland have been working to stop the threat of terrorist-based…
A revolutionary breakthrough in terahertz remote sensing
— 12 Jul 2010 11:12 | TechnologyA major breakthrough in remote wave sensing by a team of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute researchers opens the way for detecting hidden explosives, chemical, biological agents and…
NIST's blast resistance standards keep the boom from the room
— 25 Jun 2010 11:23 | TechnologyWith summer travel season hard upon us, specialists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have helped create two new standards designed to increase safety as…
Sniffing out terrorists
— 20 Jan 2010 16:16 | TechnologyLiterally hundreds of people are hurrying through the long airport corridor between Terminals A and B. Among them are two terrorists, who've hidden themselves in the crowd. They're…
0.2 second test for explosive liquids
— 21 Oct 2009 10:59 | TechnologySince a failed terrorist attack in 2006, plane passengers have not been able to carry bottles of liquid through security at airports, leaving some parched at the airport and others…
Coal-mining hazard resembles explosive volcanic eruption
— 1 Oct 2009 11:49 | Geology and palaeontologyWorldwide, thousands of workers die every year from mining accidents, and instantaneous coal outbursts in underground mines are among the major killers. But although scientists have…
New NIST trace explosives standard slated for homeland security duty
— 10 Sep 2009 12:46 | TechnologySecurity personnel need to be able to find explosive materials and persons who have been in contact with them. To aid such searches, the National Institute of Standards and Technology…
Prototype NIST method detects and measures elusive hazards
— 9 Sep 2009 17:00 | TechnologyA chemist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has demonstrated a relatively simple, inexpensive method for detecting and measuring elusive hazards such as concealed…