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S&T recently tested the performance of technologies like DePLife, which was upgraded with a motion compensation algorithm. Here, MIT LL researcher Noah Yared holds a DePLife prototype. Photo credit: MIT LL.

Testing New Technologies That Help Law Enforcement “See” Through Walls

Last month, S&T completed the development of DePLife, a technology that leverages radar to “see” through walls, providing law enforcement…

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NSRI Leverages NU Biosecurity, Supply Chain Resilience Expertise for Critical Disease Research

Surges in avian flu in the U.S and African swine fever and foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) around the world have heightened…

The oft-studied Arabidopsis thaliana plant provided the enzyme for a discovery by Rutgers and Brookhaven scientists. (Credit: Eric Lam)

Scientists Find a New Way to Help Plants Fight Diseases

In a discovery three decades in the making, scientists at Rutgers and Brookhaven National Laboratory have acquired detailed knowledge about…

The left clear sample is the world’s first 100% bio-based acetonitrile that meets oligonucleotide-grade specifications. On the right is aviation fuel blendstock. Photo by Gregory Cooper, NREL

NREL and Crysalis Biosciences Collaborate to Scale up Domestic Biomanufacturing Technologies

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is known for its groundbreaking research in impactful bioenergy…

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This Pathologist Isn’t Just Studying Blood – He’s Helping to Reinvent How We Deliver It

Every two seconds, someone in the United States needs blood. Whether it’s for surgery, trauma, illness, or chronic conditions, blood…

Samples from baggage, cargo, and packages are placed in front of the fentanyl vapor and particle detection tool for collection and detection. After they pass through the atmospheric flow tube, the scanner’s interactive interface then displays any detected chemicals, and shares this information with CBP agents in the field. Photo credit: PNNL.

S&T Is Developing New Fentanyl-Detection Technologies

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) works tirelessly every day to detect and confiscate drugs, weapons, and other illicit items…

In the optical power beaming receiver designed for PRAD, the laser enters the center aperture, strikes a parabolic mirror, and reflects onto dozens of photovoltaic cells arranged around the inside of the device which convert the energy back to usable power. Source: DARPA

DARPA Program Sets Distance Record for Power Beaming

In a series of recent tests in New Mexico, the Persistent Optical Wireless Energy Relay (POWER) program achieved several new…

Brig. Gen. Robert K. Bogart, 711th Human Performance Wing commander, cuts a ribbon during the Research Environmental Chamber ribbon-cutting ceremony with the help of Jim Bench, left, president, Russells Technical Products, and Col. Melinda Eaton, acting director, Air Force Research Laboratory’s Human Effectiveness Directorate, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, May 27, 2025. This state-of-the-art facility, part of AFRL’s Human Effectiveness Directorate, facilitates equipment and human performance evaluations by simulating environmental extremes. (U.S. Air Force photo / Richard Eldridge)

New AFRL Chamber to Enhance Human, Equipment Performance in Extreme Environments

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open…

UV-C Light with virus particles

In-Flight UV-C Disinfection After COVID-19

Although rare, aircraft cabins have been associated with disease transmission, including severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and influenza A.

EMP over city

EMP Hardening of Critical Infrastructure

An electromagnetic pulse (EMP) can have devastating consequences for electronic components, electrical systems, and the nation’s critical infrastructure.

National Guard and Police Officer

Breaking Through Intelligence Silos for Domestic Emergency Management

While there are gaps in the United States between law enforcement and emergency management on intelligence and information sharing, those gaps also extend to other members of the intelligence community (IC).

Cyber silos: homeland defense, national guard, and homeland security

Enhancing Continuity Across a Cyber Response

The increasing sophistication and frequency of cyber incidents targeting U.S. infrastructure highlight an urgent need for a unified cyber response that bridges Homeland Security (HS) and Homeland Defense (HD).