Advanced explosives detector to sniff out previously undetectable amounts of TNT
Wednesday, August 8, 2012 - 11:01
in Physics & Chemistry
With the best explosive detectors often unable to sniff out the tiny amounts of TNT released from terrorist bombs in airports and other public places, scientists are reporting a potential solution. Their research in ACS' journal Analytical Chemistry describes development of a device that concentrates TNT vapors in the air so that they become more detectable.