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"Newly Developed Machine May Thwart Airport Terrorists"
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Saturday, March 17, 2007
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Newly Developed Machine May Thwart Airport
Terrorists
KCBS 740 AM Radio, San Francisco
(CA)
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 SAN
FRANCISCO (KCBS) -- A machine developed by
Lawrence Livermore National Lab researchers can detect chemical and
biological agents that terrorists might use on airplanes.
The
Single-Particle Aerosol Mass Spectrometry, or SPAMS, now has the
capability of detecting explosive, chemical and biological agents at the
same time, according to physical chemist George Farquar.
The
machine could be invaluable to security agents who screen passengers at
major U.S. airports. Researchers say the sophisticated devise can
potentially detect something as small as one dust particle, which weighs
one trillionth of a gram.
A field test will be conducted
later this year to see how well SPAMS performs at a large public
facility. |
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