Reuters| Friday | May 22, 2020 Simulated sunlight inactivates the coronavirus on surfaces Simulated sunlight rapidly inactivates the novel coronavirus on non-porous surfaces like stainless steel, according to researchers from the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate’s National…
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Newsweek| Monday | April 20, 2020 Coronavirus can be destroyed by ultraviolet rays from the sun, a top U.S. official announced at a briefing from the White House coronavirus task force Thursday. William Bryan, science and technology advisor to the…
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Washington, DC| Wednesday | March 25, 2020 The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is conducting ongoing research that will help scientists better understand the coronavirus that causes the disease known as COVID-19, and methods to…
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Frederick, MD | Wednesday | July 25, 2019 The containment of high-pressured biological sample streams generated by flow cytometer cell sorters is biologically imperative; the risk of exposure to (potentially) infectious agents must be mitigated. Subsequently, evaluating levels of aerosol…
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Frederick, MD | Wednesday | May 22, 2019 The Battelle National Biodefense Institute and Frederick County Public Schools awarded $50,000 in science, technology, engineering and math challenge grants Wednesday. During the monthlong open competition, teachers from 21 elementary, middle and…
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Frederick, MD | Wednesday | March 13, 2019 Protecting the U.S. from bioterrorism The Department of Homeland Security isn’t widely known for its research, but it actually has its own national lab: the National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center. Armed…
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Frederick, MD | Tuesday | April 24, 2018 The National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center (NBACC), a laboratory on the grounds of Fort Detrick, has made a name for itself by analyzing thousands of pieces of evidence in FBI criminal…
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The Frederick News-Post | Sunday, August 12, 2012 Adam Phillippy and Sergey Koren compare their work to piecing together a complex jigsaw puzzle. Read more…
The Frederick News-Post | Sunday, February 27, 2011 More than 300 middle school students from the area competed in the Central Maryland Regional Science Olympiad on Saturday at Crestwood Middle School. Read more…