New Material Lights Up in the Presence of Explosives

Feb-12-16 A new bomb detecting material that illuminates in the presence of explosives could help reduce the number of false alarms.

Currently, bomb-detecting materials are fluorescent when no explosives are detected, and will cease to glow when they come in contact with an explosive molecule. However, the glow can be triggered by other molecules, besides explosives.

In contrast, the material from the team at the University of Southern Denmark consists of molecules that will become fluorescent in the presence of explosive molecules and some specific salts, which is more reliable and decreases the chances of false alarms.

Image: Study researcher Steffen Bähring standing by a car that was hit by a bomb.

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