Courtesy Story | Defense Threat Reduction Agency's Chemical and Biological Technologies Department | 06.27.2018
They traded test tubes and keyboards for fighter jets and robots. They awoke at dawn to start their day not with coffee, but with emergency drills. Instead of lab coats and goggles, they wore MOPP suits and gas masks. For nine Scientists on the Flight Line participants, training like a warfighter to increase their understanding of the battlefield provided great insights into real world......
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......
Courtesy Story | Defense Threat Reduction Agency's Chemical and Biological Technologies Department | 01.12.2018
In the fight to combat chemical and biological weapons agents, every resource is utilized to protect warfighters, even common household items. It may sound fictitious, but researchers for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s Chemical and Biological Technologies Department are using paper and glass to improve chemical and biological agent detection capabilities for our nation’s warfighters....
Courtesy Story | Defense Threat Reduction Agency's Chemical and Biological Technologies Department | 01.12.2018
"Form following function" is the modernists’ principle that the shape of something should be primarily based upon its intended function or purpose. Unfortunately, that is not always the case when it comes to warfighter uniforms. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s Chemical and Biological Technologies Department is changing that with their new chemical, biological, radiological and......
Courtesy Story | Defense Threat Reduction Agency's Chemical and Biological Technologies Department | 10.10.2017
Ten thousand times more potent than morphine, the drug carfentanil poses a risk to both civilians and warfighters. The powerful opioid, with lethal amounts smaller than a poppy seed, was developed as a tranquilizer for use on large animals and is now part of the illicit drug trade. Easily obtained, concern about weaponization has led researcher Michael Feasel, Ph.D., of the Edgewood Chemical......
Courtesy Story | Defense Threat Reduction Agency's Chemical and Biological Technologies Department | 04.04.2017
When chemical agents are deployed, warfighters have little time to react. A few seconds can mean the difference between life and death, requiring protection to be efficient and effective. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s Joint Science and Technology Office, in conjunction with Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, Northwestern University and North Carolina State University, is tackling......
