An explosion at the Adler Plastic works near Naples in Italy killed one person and injured two others.
Local media reported that the blast could be heard from several kilometres away and witnesses reported seeing a large plume of black smoke rising from the factory.
The factory had only reopened on May...
Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have identified a straightforward change to the formula for radiation-detecting plastic. The change prevents “fogging,” which reduces the lifetime of the plastics used to detect nuclear material transiting through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s radiation detectors.
The change also fits well into existing manufacturing...
Three Czech political figures have gone into hiding after it was believed they were being targeted by a Russian assasin in retaliation for affronts to Moscow.
It was reported that a Russian man had entered Prague a few weeks ago with an unspecified quantity of ricin in his suitcase, intent on...
World-leading Manchester biotech researchers are working towards developing a test for COVID-19 that could be used at home like a domestic pregnancy test.
This prototype test is based on the fact sugars coat all human cells and could be used in the fight to detect infectious agents like coronavirus.
This...
Federal Resources Supply Company was selected by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to deliver kits of life-saving Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to approximately 15,000 nursing homes across America. Responding to a request from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and in coordination with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...
FLIR Systems, Inc has won an additional $20.6 million contract from the U.S. Army to deliver its FLIR Black Hornet 3 Personal Reconnaissance Systems (PRS). The advanced nano-unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) will support platoon- and small unit-level surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities as part of the Army’s Soldier Borne Sensor (SBS)
A new high-pressure ventilator developed by NASA engineers and tailored to treat coronavirus (COVID-19) patients today was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use under the FDA's ventilator Emergency Use Authorization.
Called VITAL (Ventilator Intervention Technology Accessible Locally), the device was developed by engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion...
The Middlebury Institute of International Studies announced the recent passing of Dr. Martin (Marty) Malin, who served for many years as the Executive Director of the Project on Managing the Atom at Harvard University’s Belfer Center. Marty was a distinguished scholar on arms control and nonproliferation issues, especially those pertaining...
FDA Authorizes First Antigen Test to Help in the Rapid Detection of Coronavirus
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued the first emergency use authorization (EUA) for a COVID-19 antigen test, a new category of tests for use in the ongoing pandemic. These diagnostic tests quickly detect fragments of proteins found...
CS Medical is pleased to announce the distribution agreement with AirClean Systems to offer the AirClean UV Light Box.
The UV Light Box is just another example of when collaboration between companies can provide a solution in a time of need. Shortwave UV light has been used for years to...
Levrum has created a COVID-19 effects simulator to help organizations gauge the impacts of different epidemiology parameters for the pandemic on the organization’s ability to respond, based upon disease incidence progression in the community and the rates of exposure and transmission to operations staff. The simulator has seven parameters to simulate the impact of...
Riskaware has announced it has been awarded a Digital Marketplace call-off contract worth up to £2 million to provide ongoing support to Dstl’s Chemical, Biological and Radiological Defence programme.
The contract, entitled Software Development & Support of CBRN Modelling and Information Management Systems, will focus on development, modification and updating existing CBRN...
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