Nanowerk March 4, 2021 The wrong amounts or incorrect use of these fumigants like methyl iodide can be harmful to people and degrade the ozone layer. Researchers in Australia borrowed a new technology that is being used to improve solar power – synthetic nanocrystals based on a perovskite structure – and turned it into a detection method. The presence of methyl iodide causes the nanocrystal emission to shift from green to yellow, and then on to orange, red, and finally deep red, depending on the amount of fumigant present. They demonstrated that the change in colour is dependent on the […]
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DRIVE ReDIRECT Program Seeks to Develop Countermeasures Against Chemical Threats
Global Biodefence October 31, 2020 The ReDIRECT Program is a new initiative from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) which aims to identify existing, commonly available therapeutics that can be used to save lives during a chemical emergency. The program is focused on repurposing therapeutics against any of the following agents: Pulmonary Agents, Opioids, Vesicants, Blood/Metabolic Agents, Nerve Agents and Organophosphorus (OP) Pesticides, Computational approaches to identify candidates for drug repurposing. Under the EZ BAA Area of Interest (AOI), BARDA will review concise abstract submissions for funding development that repurposes easily accessible therapeutics as medical countermeasures. The effort is […]