Treaty Compliance Aided by Spotting Illicit Artillery Exchange and Duplication (IMAGE)

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory

Treaty Compliance Aided by Spotting Illicit Artillery Exchange and Duplication

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David Mascarenas, a research and development engineer at Los Alamos National Laboratory, used Barkhausen noise to find unique-looking 'fingerprints' in steel that could help to verify weapons treaties and reduce the use of counterfeit bolts in the construction industry.

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Furhana Afrid at Los Alamos Laboratory

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