R&D 100: Lab Researchers Contribute to Public Safety
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A truck passes through a multi-mode passive detection system (MMPDS) at a port of entry. The MMPDS is a scanning device that uses muons, subatomic particles created by the interaction between cosmic rays from deep space and molecules in the upper atmosphere, to quickly detect unshielded to heavily shielded nuclear and radiological threats, explosives and other contraband.
Photo courtesy of Courtesy of Los Alamos National Laboratory
MiniMAX is a completely self-contained, lightweight, compact and portable x-ray imaging system for use in homeland security, weld inspection and disaster recovery applications.
Photo courtesy of Courtesy of Los Alamos National Laboratory
Ashley Stowe, Y-12 senior development chemist, working with Fisk University, developed a single-crystalline device that will be used in handheld nuclear nonproliferation and homeland security applications.
Photo courtesy of Courtesy of the Y-12 National Security Complex.