New technology detects plastic mines

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a detection system that uses high-frequency seismic waves to slightly shift soil by less than one ten-thousandth of an inch--enough to reveal objects in the dirt such as landmines and other explosives. A non-contacting radar measures...

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