This certainly would also come in handy in Afghanistan right now.
New bomb sensor could make soldiers safer
Israeli-developed bomb sensor is up to 1,000 times as sensitive as armys detector dogs in Gaza, inventors say
BY ANDREW TOBIN July 28, 2014
Israeli researchers have developed a nanotechnology-powered sensor that they say sniffs out explosives with 100 to 1,000 times more sensitivity than specially trained dogs, like those the Israeli army is using in the Gaza Strip to uncover Hamas tunnels.
The sensor is also more reliable and provides more specific information than dogs or existing technologies, the researchers say. Research on prototypes, published in the journal Nature Communications in June, shows that it is able to identify faint traces of explosives even in air already thick with cigarette smoke.
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New bomb sensor could make soldiers safer | The Times of Israel
New bomb sensor could make soldiers safer
Israeli-developed bomb sensor is up to 1,000 times as sensitive as armys detector dogs in Gaza, inventors say
BY ANDREW TOBIN July 28, 2014
Israeli researchers have developed a nanotechnology-powered sensor that they say sniffs out explosives with 100 to 1,000 times more sensitivity than specially trained dogs, like those the Israeli army is using in the Gaza Strip to uncover Hamas tunnels.
The sensor is also more reliable and provides more specific information than dogs or existing technologies, the researchers say. Research on prototypes, published in the journal Nature Communications in June, shows that it is able to identify faint traces of explosives even in air already thick with cigarette smoke.
Read more:
New bomb sensor could make soldiers safer | The Times of Israel
