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National Urban Security Technology Laboratory (NUSTL)

Last Updated: April 29, 2022 | Press Releases

DHS S&T Seeks Information on Vehicle Extrication Tools

DHS S&T NUSTL released an RFI seeking commercially available vehicle extrication tools for emergency responders to rescue people trapped in cars.

Last Updated: April 8, 2022 | Publication

Robotic Modular Stereoscopic Retrofit System

Bomb robots are used to inspect and manipulate suspect packages or explosives and are controlled by operators from a safe standoff distance. DHS S&T is working with Honeybee Robotics to develop the Robotic Modular Stereoscopic Retrofit (MSR) System. 

Last Updated: March 2, 2022 | Press Releases

S&T Seeks to Test Innovative First Responder Technologies at Urban OpEx 2022

DHS S&T released an RFI seeking new and emerging technologies that first responders can experiment with and test in a realistic, urban setting at Urban OpEx 2022.

Last Updated: February 28, 2022 | Publication

TRX NEON Personnel Location Tracker

DHS S&T’s NUSTL, in collaboration with Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company (MNR), conducted a semi-virtual technology demonstration of the TRX NEON® Personnel Location Tracker in Grand Central Terminal (GCT). The TRX NEON Personnel Tracker can provide location data that could complement data provided by mobile environmental sensors, enabling the accurate mapping of survey results to specific locations throughout GCT. NUSTL, in conjunction with MNR, facilitated a demonstration of the technology to determine its feasibility in supporting an emergency preparedness environmental survey.

Last Updated: February 14, 2022 | Blog

Emergency Responders + National Lab = Match Made in Science

Showing some love for S&T’s National Urban Security Technology Laboratory and the state and local agencies it serves.

Last Updated: February 4, 2022 | Press Releases

S&T Seeks Respiratory Protection Suitable for Wildland Firefighting

DHS S&T released a RFI seeking effective respiratory protection for wildland firefighters to be considered for inclusion in a market survey being conducted by S&T’s NUSTL in collaboration with the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

Last Updated: December 10, 2021 | Press Releases

News Release: S&T Seeks Information on Body Cameras with Automatic Activation

DHS S&T released a RFI seeking information on commercially available body cameras that feature the ability to automatically begin recording based on sensors triggered by surrounding events.

Last Updated: October 28, 2021 | Press Releases

News Release: DHS Lab NUSTL Receives Patent for Remote Alarm

Two inventors from S&T laboratory ’s National Urban Security Technology Laboratory (NUSTL) were awarded a patent for new emergency responder technology.

Last Updated: September 8, 2021 | Blog

S&T and FEMA Cosponsoring Nationwide Drill for Radiation Emergencies

First responders across the nation are participating in a September 8 training exercise to hone their skills for responding to a radiation emergency.

Last Updated: August 20, 2021 | Press Releases

News Release: S&T Seeks Crowd Count and Analysis Technologies for Market Survey Report

S&T released a request for information on technology solutions that analyze crowds and their size.