Novel sensor can sniff out explosives as good as a dog - One molecule of an explosive in a billion molecules of air

02/17/2016 - 08:06

Jennifer Mcdermott


Professor Otto Gregory compares his sensor to a dog's nose, the gold standard in explosives detection. It "sniffs" the air for vapors emitted from explosives.

Inside his laboratory, Gregory is evaluating how well his sensor detects triacetone triperoxide.

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