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Tech Developments

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, September 14th, 2018

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NYPD Demonstrates FIDO X-3 ETD SystemThe New York City Police Department recently demonstrated its FIDO X-3 explosive trace detection (ETD) system in an event to showcase upgrades funded by the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology (S&T) branch and the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The improvements include more effective swabs, which have been modified to increase the number of particles they collect at a time. To date, 100 modified swabs have been delivered to NYPD for user…

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Budget

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Congress

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