[Robotgroup] TATP sniffer technology

[Def Egge]

This device may actually do double duty....it can detect TATP and acetone
down to parts per billion.  Acetone can be found in nail polishes, nail
polish removers, AND in the breath of severely-stressed individuals (fear
of flying, starvation / anorexia, suicide bombers with a hint of doubt in
their minds).  I can't wait!

All the best....

Mike


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http://www.sensorsmag.com/sensors/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=365372

Electronic Nose Detects TATP Liquid Bomb

Electronic Sensor Technology says its zNose sensor has proven ability to
detect liquid bomb and its chemical components with ppb accuracy in less
than 10 seconds.

Aug 14, 2006
Sensors
	
NEWBURY PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-The zNose chemical sensor has a
proven capability to detect a liquid bomb called TATP and its related
chemical components—in addition to detection of conventional
explosives—says Dr. Teong C. Lim, President and CEO of Electronic Sensor
Technology, Inc., zNose's manufacturer.

The recent global alert of the terrorists' planned attack on international
passenger airlines in London indicated that the bomb ingredients they were
using in the planned attacks was tri-cycloacetone peroxide (TATP). This
crystalline material can be produced from common acetone, peroxide, and
sulfuric acid, yet it has the explosive power of RDX. zNose has a long
proven record of detecting these ingredients either in a finished TATP
chemical form or its component, acetone, with a sensitivity of parts per
billion (10 (-9)) in less than ten seconds. TATP is a relatively volatile
explosive and readily produces vapors which can be detected by the zNose.
The most publicized account of TATP usage was that of Richard Reid, the
shoe bomber, but TATP is often used by Hamas "human" bombers in Israel.
Further detail on the subject is available here.

Electronic Sensor Technology's product is currently distributed worldwide
including Middle East, China and Europe for various applications such as
security, environmental monitoring and petrochemical plant safety.

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