WASHINGTON–ICx Technologies™ (NASDAQ:ICXT – News), a developer of advanced sensor technologies for homeland security, force protection and commercial applications, announced today that it has won $2.5 million in contracts to supply identiFINDERs™ to the Government of China for use at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, which begin on Aug. 8. IdentiFINDERs are handheld, radioisotope identification […]

Innovative system is expected to precisely detect chemicals that elude current systems CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, July 14 — (Farnborough International Airshow) Goodrich Corporation (NYSE: GR – News) has received a contract from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to deliver and evaluate a new chemical detection system that uses advanced technology to pinpoint the presence […]

UPPSALA, SWEDEN, 7 July 2008 – Olink AB, a Swedish biotechnology company, has recently founded the instrument company Q-linea AB together with scientists at Uppsala University and Uppsala University Holding AB. Q-linea will develop a new, rapid, and sensitive detection instrument for analysis of, e.g., biological warfare agents. The main customer is currently the Swedish […]

Abu Dhabi Customs Will Utilize AS&E’s Full Range of Cargo Inspection Products for Integrated Border Security BILLERICA, Mass.–American Science and Engineering, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASEI – News) (AS&E®), a leader in X-ray detection technology, announced today that the Company has received a $55.1 million contract from Abu Dhabi Customs. The Customs Administration at Abu Dhabi, the […]

Toward the Commercial Production of Autonomous Airborne Pathogen Detection Systems FREMONT, Calif., July 1 — Microfluidic Systems Inc. (MFSI) announced today that it has been awarded the Phase 3X agreement for the production of Microfluidic – Bioagent Autonomous Networked Detector (M-BAND). This award is the fourth in a series of funded phases by the DHS […]

NEWBURY PARK, Calif.–Electronic Sensor Technology (EST) (OTCBB:ESNR), a leading provider of innovative homeland security and environmental solutions, today announced that it has introduced the Air Guardian with enhanced performance and detection capabilities. The Air Guardian is now able to detect nerve agents in addition to explosives and toxic chemicals. These enhancements will enable EST to […]

SmartBio™ Sensor Detects Biological and Toxic Agents Including Genetically-Altered and Unanticipated Threats Edgewood, MD, 25 June 2008 – Smiths Detection, part of the global technology business Smiths Group, today announced the launch of SmartBio™ Sensor (SBS), a real-time detector for biological agents or airborne toxins. SBS provides a visual or audio alarm when a bio-threat […]

10 second analysis enables fast detection of IEDs London, 24 June 2008 – SMITHS Detection, part of the global technology business Smiths Group, today announces the launch of a hand-held vapour detector for volatile chemicals commonly used in home-made bombs. The SABRE EXV, using Smiths Detection’s proven Ion Mobility Spectrometry (IMS) technology, is a lightweight […]

June 24 — Advance Nanotech, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: AVNA), announced today that its Owlstone Nanotech, Inc. (“Owlstone”) subsidiary has received an order from SELEX GALILEO totaling $629,000. SELEX GALILEO, a Finmeccanica company and one of Europe’s foremost Aerospace and Defense organizations, is a leader in surveillance, protection, tracking, targeting, navigation & control and imaging […]