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Containing the Threat from Illegal Bombings: An Integrated National Strategy for Marking, Tagging, Rendering Inert, and Licensing Explosives and Their Precursors

The characteristics of primary and secondary explosives are exploited in the design of the "explosive train." Briefly, the explosive train is an arrangement consisting of (1) a small quantity of ...
Business Wire

Bruker Introduces RoadRunner™, a Novel High-Performance Hand-Held Explosives and Narcotics Trace Detector

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--At the 60th Annual ASIS International Seminar and Exhibit, the Bruker Detection division introduces RoadRunner™, an innovative, hand-held explosives and narcotics trace ...
EDN

Super-sensitive explosives detector uses light, sound

Using a laser and a device that converts reflected light into sound, researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Oak Ridge, TN; www.ornl.gov) can detect explosives at ...
Nature

Electrochemical Detection of Nitroaromatic Explosives

Electrochemical detection techniques have emerged as a promising alternative for the rapid and sensitive identification of nitroaromatic explosives. These methods harness the redox properties of ...
unr.edu

Beyond the blast: How can engineers keep explosives safe?

From Jan. 20-25, Reno will host the largest gathering of explosive and blasting professionals in the world. Nearly 2,000 people from more than 75 countries are expected at the annual conference of the ...