{"id":26697,"date":"2011-05-10T20:41:44","date_gmt":"2011-05-11T03:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalterroralert.com\/?p=26697"},"modified":"2011-05-10T20:41:44","modified_gmt":"2011-05-11T03:41:44","slug":"new-nanosensor-sniffs-bombs-one-molecule-at-a-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalterroralert.com\/new-nanosensor-sniffs-bombs-one-molecule-at-a-time\/","title":{"rendered":"New Nanosensor Sniffs Bombs One Molecule at a Time"},"content":{"rendered":"
Imagine a piece of metal 30,000 times thinner than one of the hairs on your head. Mixed with a little protein from bee venom, that microscopic filament becomes the most powerful explosives-detection system in history, able to detect a single molecule of dangerous chemicals.<\/p>\n
Now imagine having that in an airport. No need for taking a pornographic photograph or having your genitals massaged by the Transportation Security Agency. And a nanotechnology specialist may have hastened that happy day for homeland security.<\/p>\n