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Tragic events such as the recent Brussels Airport bombing have enlightened the need for stronger security measures and improved technologies. This is one of the applications the MIRPHAB project team had in mind, as they unveiled a chemical sensor capable of detecting the likes of drugs and explosives from a distance of 30m.
[...] The new sensor harnesses new photonics technology and uses the MIR wavelength band (3 + 12 μm) for greater performance. In this so-called 'fingerprint region', chemicals exhibit intense absorption features that allow for 'unmatched detection of capabilities and unambiguous identification'.
The device can detect chemicals at a rate of 1 200 per hour – over six times more than standard portal scanners - and is also incredibly small. 'We want to shrink current technology down to the size of a mobile phone', says Nicoletti. To achieve this, the R&D process taps into project partners' expertise in the field of spectroscopy, MIR optolelectronics, sensing systems and applications.
(Score: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Tuesday August 30 2016, @04:27AM
You can make the detonator HMTD out of any flavor of Kool-Ade mix other than lemon. I'll leave the other ingredients as an exercise.
It's also the suicide bomber's favorite detonator as I once found that all those ingredients can be purchased at any Safeway grocery store, many of which are open 24 hours away.
I've always thought it odd that bomb-sniffing dogs don't warn of it. Among the other ingredients are Formaldehyde and Ammonia; you can smell HMTD a mile away.
(I'll leave how to buy Formaldehyde at Safeway as another exercise.)
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