Dynasil Corp. of America announced that its RMD Research subsidiary was awarded contracts totaling $2.1 million from the Department of Homeland Security's Domestic Nuclear Detection Office. The contracts will advance the government's research-and-development initiatives focused on the identification of illicit nuclear materials, the company said, noting the contracts focus on the development of next-generation materials to combat nuclear smuggling by improving detection of illicit materials at ports, airports, railways and border crossings.