US military consumes more hydrocarbons than most countries — massive hidden impact on climate
The US military's carbon footprint is enormous and must be confronted in order to have a substantial effect on battling ...
Tag: Weaponry
To protect kids and teens from firearm harm, answer these question first, experts
As interest grows in addressing the second leading cause of death for young people, researchers list the most urgent priorities ...
Firearms and risk of suicide by US army soldiers
Bottom Line: Examining to what extent firearm ownership and accessibility may be associated with suicide risk among U.S Army soldiers ...
Metal foam stops .50 caliber rounds as well as steel — at less than half the weight
Researchers have demonstrated that vehicle armor using composite metal foam (CMF) can stop ball and armor-piercing .50 caliber rounds as ...
2017 North Korean nuclear test 10 times larger than previous tests, new study finds
Credit: Korean Central News Agency WASHINGTON-- North Korea detonated a nuclear device in 2017 equivalent to about 250 kilotons of ...
Do violent video games affect kids’ behavior with real guns?
Bottom Line: This randomized clinical trial in a university laboratory examined the effects of video games with weapons on children's ...
Could locking all household guns reduce youth suicides, unintentional firearm deaths?
Bottom Line: An increase in the number of firearm owners who live with children who lock up all their household guns ...
How acoustics detected artillery in WWI
The story of how World War I brought a military decoration for William Lawrence Bragg, the youngest person ever to ...
Radioactive carbon from nuclear bomb tests found in deep ocean trenches
Credit: US Department of Energy WASHINGTON--Radioactive carbon released into the atmosphere from 20th-century nuclear bomb tests has reached the deepest ...
New multi-player game brings out the science of wargames
SIGNAL was custom built to explore deterrence and decision-making in an escalating conflictCredit: Photo by: Lorenzo Vidali, Sandia National Laboratories ...
Study shows adult tourniquet suitable for school-age children
Nemours' researchers explore military technique due to prevalence of school shootings WILMINGTON, Del. (May 7, 2019) - Researchers with Nemours ...
DOD awards pair of Mizzou researchers separate grants totaling nearly $14 million
Mizzou one of only three institutions to receive multiple awardsCredit: University of Missouri The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded ...
Grant to provide computational modeling support for hypersonic vehicles
Purdue-affiliated HySonic Technologies LLC receives $140,000 grantCredit: (Purdue Research Foundation image/Hope Sale) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - HySonic Technologies LLC, which ...
Searching for lost WWII-era uranium cubes from Germany
University of Maryland researchers are piecing together what exactly happened to hundreds of cubes of uranium from a secretive and ...
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