Bombdetector

05.22.16

Gadgetry

Terahertz laser tech could scan for bombs at airports

Quantum cascade lasers don't just sound cool -- they can save lives.

By J. Fingas, 05.22.16

02.25.16

A real suicide bomb detector should arrive this year

After years of dodgy detectors, one company claims to have a real solution.

By J. Fingas, 02.25.16

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04.05.15

Optical nanotech sensor can sniff out bad food and explosives

The days of having to rely on pricey lab sensors (or carefully trained canines) to detect bad food...

By J. Fingas, 04.05.15

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06.24.14

Super-sensitive chip can sniff out bombs from 16 feet away

Let's face it: the theatrical security procedures at airports aren't going away any time soon. How...

By J. Fingas, 06.24.14

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10.31.11

Researchers use inkjet acumen to create wireless explosive sensor from paper

Meet Krishna Naishadham and Xiaojuan (Judy) Song. They're researchers at the Georgia Institute...

By A. Toor, 10.31.11

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04.09.11

Sprint radar imaging system peeps inside walls, floors to detect bombs, tell-tale hearts

Back in 2005, we reported on a little something called the Prism 200, which allowed its holder to e...

By C. Trout, 04.09.11

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01.31.11

Scientists stumble upon bomb-sniffing laser with a boomerang effect

You might think of a laser as light forced into a single, directed beam, but scientists have recent...

By Sean Hollister, 01.31.11

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11.27.10

Modified radar gun identifies suicide bombers up to ten meters away

William Fox of the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey and John Vesecky, his colleague at UC Sant...

By Joseph L. Flatley, 11.27.10

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Bombdetector

Terahertz laser tech could scan for bombs at airports

A real suicide bomb detector should arrive this year

Optical nanotech sensor can sniff out bad food and explosives

Super-sensitive chip can sniff out bombs from 16 feet away

Researchers use inkjet acumen to create wireless explosive sensor from paper

Sprint radar imaging system peeps inside walls, floors to detect bombs, tell-tale hearts

Scientists stumble upon bomb-sniffing laser with a boomerang effect

Modified radar gun identifies suicide bombers up to ten meters away

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