New Technology Could Better Detect Dangerous Materials At US Ports

Image credit: Tristan Taussac via flickr | ://bit.ly/1HZOFqnRights information: ://bit.ly/1haBUhX It is the stuff of scientists' nightmares and science fiction writers' plot points: a nuclear weapon is slipped into the U.S. on a cargo ship and detonates, destroying an American seaport and killing a million people.Indeed, in the movie version of Tom Clancy's book, The Sum of All Fears, a smuggled bomb destroys Baltimore.Earlier this month, physicists -- gathering in Baltimore -- at an American Ph...