Foam gets its shot at anthrax

A recently developed chemical cocktail that kills anthrax spores and breaks down chemical warfare agents has received its first real-world trials in anthrax cleanups this past month.

A researcher sprays decontamination foam. Sandia National Laboratories

The substance, often formulated as a foam, can also be a fog or mist, says Cecelia Williams of Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, N.M.,