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New device uses sniffer bees to detect explosives
Published 6 April 2011
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| Cassette containing six trained sniffer bees Source: wordpress.com |
The unassuming honeybees have a hidden talent -- an even keener sense of smell than anyone first expected -- which could make them one of the U.K.'s most ruthless and worst-feared weapons against terrorism; researchers developed a portable handheld sensor that holds thirty-six trained bees gently restrained in six cassettes inside the device; each is taught to recognize a particular odor and associate that smell with a food reward; the researchers have already trained their honeybees to detect a wide variety of explosive compounds and mixtures, including Semtex, C4, PE4, TNT, DMNB, gunpowder, and hydrogen peroxide.
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Spray-on explosives detector
Published 5 April 2011
A chemist at Oklahoma State University has developed a spray-on material that detects explosives made from peroxides and renders them harmless; the material is a type of ink that contains nanoparticles of a compound of molybdenum. The ink changes color, from dark blue to pale yellow or clear, in the presence of explosives.For more>http://homelandsecuritynewswire.com/spray-explosives-detector
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