Courtesy Story | Defense Threat Reduction Agency's Chemical and Biological Technologies Department | 03.28.2022
New protective garments make for less wear and tear on the warfighter. Presently, Joint Force protective equipment is effective at neutralizing chemical warfare agents (CWA), but it is a burden to wear. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s (DTRA) Chemical and Biological Technologies Department in its role as the Joint Science and Technology Office (JSTO) for the Chemical and Biological......
Courtesy Story | Defense Threat Reduction Agency's Chemical and Biological Technologies Department | 03.19.2020
Warfighters will soon be able to attach a new technology to their uniforms to collect a sample of chemicals present in their operational environment. The technology is a passive, chemical sampler that complements a current technology — the handheld detector, which immediately alerts the warfighter of chemical warfare agents present at concentrations considered suspicious....
Courtesy Story | Defense Threat Reduction Agency's Chemical and Biological Technologies Department | 02.16.2018
An old adage says that a jack-of-all trades is master of none. Current decontamination methods utilize a one-size-fits-all approach, however due to chemical formulations, this shotgun approach may not achieve sterilization efficacy and toxicology requirements. Utilizing innovative chemistries and point-of-use (POU) approaches, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s Chemical and Biological......
Story by John Joyce | Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division | 09.08.2016
DAHLGREN, Va. - The U.S. Navy signed an exclusive license agreement with a Virginia-based small business Sept. 7 to permit the manufacture of a lifesaving decontamination technology for warfighters and first responders nationwide....
Courtesy Story | Defense Threat Reduction Agency's Chemical and Biological Technologies Department | 08.16.2016
Fort Belvoir, Va. Exactly how small is a nanometer? The average human hair is 50 micrometers wide and one nanometer is 1/50,000th the width of a single strand of hair. Using nano-sized structures to combat nerve agents could lead to enormous advancements to protect warfighters....
