Laser roadside bomb detectors

A team of scientists at DH Michigan has successfully developed a roadside bomb detector using laser technology.

The laser device is very responsive and able to select specific locations on a large area for automatic detection of explosives.

Roadside bombs are considered the most dangerous weapons in Iraq and Afghanistan. In the deaths of coalition soldiers, up to 60% of the soldiers died from the weapons.

Equipment developed by Marcos Dantus, a chemistry professor and lead researcher, is considered to be extremely important because it is capable of detecting 1 / gig of grams of explosive in so many environments. Chemical jamming.

'Precise detection of explosive locations is essential to avoid false alarms and avoid unnecessary evacuation , ' said Marcos Dantus.

The results have been published in Applied Physics Letters.

Professor Marcos Dantus works at the faculty of chemistry at the University of Michigan, USA (Photo: Sciencedaily)