News tagged with trinitrotoluene
New imaging technology brings trace chemicals into focus (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Arizona State Univeristy scientist N.J. Tao and his colleagues at the Biodesign Institute have hit on a new, versatile method to significantly improve the detection of trace chemicals important ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Mar 11, 2010 |
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Cheap, sensitive sensors could detect explosives, toxins in water
(PhysOrg.com) -- A sensitive new Stanford-developed disposable chip detects low concentrations of the explosive trinitrotoluene (TNT) and a close chemical cousin of the dreaded toxic nerve agent sarin in water ...
Sep 24, 2009 |
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Silkmoth inspires novel explosive detector
Imitating the antennas of the silkmoth, Bombyx mori, to design a system for detecting explosives with unparalleled performance is the feat achieved by a French research team. Made up of a silicon microcantilever ...
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Jun 01, 2012 |
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Synthetic scent hounds: Nanostructured sensor for detection of very low concentrations of explosive
To prevent terrorist attacks at airports, it would be helpful to detect extremely low concentrations of explosives easily and reliably. Despite the development of various sensor technologies, dogs continue ...
May 18, 2012 |
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Toward a test strip for detecting TNT and other explosives in water
Scientists today described development of a new explosives detector that can sense small amounts of TNT and other common explosives in liquids instantly with a sensitivity that rivals bomb-sniffing dogs, the current gold ...
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Mar 28, 2012 |
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Nature's expert witnesses: Plants tell of environmental pollution
The poet William Blake once wrote that we could "see a world in a grain of sand." Today, environmental engineers are seeing the world beneath the surface through a greener part of nature: the trunks and branches ...
Aug 01, 2011 |
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Sniffer dog on a chip: Highly sensitive TNT detection with nanowires
(PhysOrg.com) -- To thwart possible terrorist attacks and to detect contamination on sites of former military installations, researchers have been concentrating their efforts in recent years on methods for ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Sep 15, 2010 |
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Electronic nose created to detect skin vapours
A team of researchers from the Yale University (United States) and a Spanish company have developed a system to detect the vapours emitted by human skin in real time. The scientists think that these substances, ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Jul 22, 2009 |
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Super-sensitive explosives detector can detect explosives at distances exceeding 20 yards
Using a laser and a device that converts reflected light into sound, researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory can detect explosives at distances exceeding 20 yards.
Jun 26, 2008 |
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Scientists improve explosives detection
MIT researchers have announced a scientific breakthrough that could greatly improve explosives detection for military and civilian security applications. Scientists have developed a new polymer that greatly inc ...
Apr 21, 2005 |
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