A new study led by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill…
DHS Reminds Travelers that Deadline for REAL ID Compliance is One Year Away
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reminds travelers that the upcoming REAL ID requirement and enforcement will start one year from today. Beginning October 1, 2020, every air traveler must present a…
NUSTL Assesses In-Suit Communications Equipment
Every day, across the nation, emergency responders are dispatched to calls with situations ranging from basic structural fires to complex search and rescue operations to domestic violence or assaults. Emergency responders answering…
In the Near Future, Synthetic Opioids will have a Tougher Time Sneaking into the U.S. via International Mail or Express Carriers
Over the past six years, the quantity of confiscated synthetic opioids like fentanyl at U.S. ports of entry has multiplied. In 2013, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized only two…
Product Authentication at Your Fingertips
Imagine if water vapor in your breath or surrounding your fingertips revealed invisible patterns on commercial products — smartphones, laptops, expensive liquor — that verified the products’ authenticity and aided anticounterfeiting efforts.…
Visible from Outer Space, Detroit’s Unofficial Pathways Could Play Important Role in Land Redevelopment
As neighborhood and city planners design ways to reuse vacant land in cities like Detroit, a researcher at the University of Michigan is urging them to look at the footpaths of people…
