Science & Technology (S&T) Snapshots

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Science & Technology Directorate (S&T) newsletter, S&T Snapshots, features stories about current research projects and opportunities with laboratories, universities, government agencies, and the private sector.

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Recent Stories

Honing the Art and Science of Fingerprinting: (February 4, 2010)
How the daily fingerprinting of hundreds of thousands of people must occur expeditiously without sacrificing accuracy or inviting a culture clash and how the Department is using Science and Technology to increase user-friendliness as well as technical exactitude.

The Magnetic Vision Innovative Prototype (MagViz): (January 25, 2010)
Highlights work of the Energy Department’s Los Alamos National Laboratory to help you travel with fewer headaches. By detecting ultralow magnetic fields, the lab’s creation—the Magnetic Vision Innovative Prototype (or MagViz)—can peer through whatever container you’re carrying, divine what’s in it, and let you pass with your bottled water or—during flu season—your hand sanitizer.

Mapping an Emergency: (January 12, 2010)
How Virtual USA (vUSA) is creating a nationwide capability to share and standardize life-saving emergency data in real time, making communications among first responders truly interoperable.