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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Facile one-step aqueous synthetic strategy for fused azole–pyrimidine heat-resistant energetic materials

Researchers have developed a facile water-based synthetic route for constructing fused azole–pyrimidine energetic materials, producing compounds with high thermal stability, strong detonation ...
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Marking, Rendering Inert, and Licensing of Explosive Materials: Interim Report

Two different kinds of taggants are commonly discussed. Detection taggants are materials added to explosives that can be sensed (pre-blast) by an associated detection instrument. Identification ...