Sniffing out threats with light
It isn’t time to retire bomb-sniffing dogs – yet. However, that scenario is closer to happening, thanks to advances in surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, hyperspectral imaging and other photonics technologies. Armed with these, police and military personnel will be able to do quick checks to uncover explosives and chemical or biological agents from a distance and up close.Photonics at the coreAdam Bingham, a research scientist at ICx Technologies Inc. in Arlington, Va., noted that the...
Photonics Spectra, December 2009