Anti-Terror Technology

One of the most significant spurs to the growth of NJIT’s research program has been the university’s emphasis on technologies to assist in homeland security. NJIT is home to New Jersey’s Homeland Security Technology Systems Center. The center works to identify faculty expertise as well as technologies under study within the university that have potential to assist in the nation’s security programs and to facilitate partnerships with local, state and federal agencies for homeland security initiatives.

A team of researchers led by John Federici, professor of physics, received a patent for a terahertz imaging system that could be used in airports to detect potentially harmful materials even if they are concealed in clothing, sealed packages, or suitcases. Read more in the 2004-2005 President's Annual Report.