New weapons testing capability produces richer data, saves time, cost
'Superfuge' test combines multiple environments on a full-scale weapons systemCredit: Photo by Randy Montoya/Sandia National Laboratories. LIVERMORE, Calif. -- A ...
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US saw surge in firearm purchases and violence during first months of COVID-19 pandemic
Researchers found an association between an increase in gun purchases and domestic violence, but not other firearm violenceCredit: UC Regents ...
Setting gold and platinum standards where few have gone before
Extreme pressure at Sandia and Lawrence Livermore national labsCredit: Photo by Leo Molina ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Like two superheroes finally ...
Most Californians unaware of law to prevent gun violence but would support using it
Gun violence restraining orders offer judicial pathway for removal of firearms from people at risk of causing harmCredit: UC Regents ...
Largest aerospace society names Sandia researcher ‘Engineer of the Year’
'Jack-of-all-trades' improves future spacefaring calculationsCredit: Photo by Lonnie Anderson, courtesy Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, NM -- Humberto "Tito" Silva III, ...
Ballistics research earns Katie prestigious Beloe Fellowship
Data at the heart of work into better tracing of illegal firearms and ammunitionCredit: University of Huddersfield Katie has been ...
Sensors developed at URI can identify threats at the molecular level
More sensitive than a dog's nose and the sensors don't get tiredCredit: (Photo courtesy of Otto Gregory.) KINGSTON, R.I. - ...
Cell study suggests pesticide exposure may increase COVID-19 susceptibility
Inflammation-induced mechanism might be linked with higher infection risk for veterans and people with metabolic disordersCredit: Saurabh Chatterjee, PhD, University ...
Study: ‘Fingerprint’ for 3D printer accurate 92% of time
University at Buffalo tech can identify machines by their unique 'hot end,' could aid intellectual property, securityCredit: University at Buffalo ...
The fate of the planet
Unconventional takes on pandemics and nuclear defense could protect humanity from catastrophic failureCredit: U.S. Navy From engineered pandemics to city-toppling ...
Investigating boundary layers in hypersonic flight
The UArizona the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering received more than $3 million in funding in support of their ...
Decoding the ‘black box’ of AI to tackle national security concerns
Of wolves and huskies, cats and dogs--and nuclear nonproliferationCredit: Composite image by Timothy Holland | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (Second ...
One in five Colorado high school students has access to firearms
New study looks at gun access among adolescents in ColoradoCredit: CU Anschutz Medical Camppus Twenty percent of high school students ...
Dog vs. machine: Who’s a better bomb detector? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, March 22, 2021 -- What's better at finding a hidden bomb -- a dog ...
Research contributes to understanding of hypersonic flow
Study simulated a control surface at the end of a wing used to maneuver an aircraftCredit: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ...
Explainable AI: A must for nuclear nonproliferation, national security
Researchers seek deeper understanding when the stakes are so highCredit: Composite image by Timothy Holland | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory ...
‘Handy pen’ lights up when exposed to nerve gas or spoiled food vapors
Credit: Adapted from ACS Materials Letters 2021, DOI: 10.1021/acsmaterialslett.0c00516 Exposure to some odorless, colorless and tasteless gases, such as nerve ...
Size matters: How the size of a male’s weapons affects its anti-predator tactics
Scientists demonstrate in a species of beetle that males adopt different survival tactics depending on the size of their mandibles, ...
NPS Railgun Lab propels technology leaders, alumnus into award-winning research
Credit: Courtesy Asset Since its establishment approximately two years ago, the Naval Postgraduate School's Railgun Laboratory - the largest of ...
Army scientists pick top 10 coolest advances of 2020
Credit: U.S. Army ADELPHI, Md. -- Last year had its share of science and technology advances from Army researchers. The ...