Word: detections
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TRAINED EYE Fixed and mobile screening systems to detect homemade explosives or chemical and radiological weapons at points of entry into...
MOLES Technologies, such as ground-penetrating radar and acoustics, that detect, locate and map underground or concealed cavities in which terrorists could hide...
QUALITY CONTROLS Miniature, stand-alone air samplers that monitor for strange particles, down to .01 micron in size; also, portable, battery-powered water testers to detect biological threats...
...ANTHRAX? Several different lab tests can detect the presence of anthrax, but no single screen can give a definitive diagnosis. Culturing a sample (from the nose, for instance) and growing the bacteria is the most conclusive way to confirm anthrax, but this can take several days. Using antibodies that stick to bacterial proteins found in the blood is another less time-consuming...
...those who want expensive technology to come to the rescue, companies such as the life-sciences firm Bruker Daltonics have developed portable machines to detect biological agents. Such devices, however, can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars and are targeted for government agencies, not the private sector...