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Smelling danger

'In the aftermath of September 11th there was an urgent need for technologies which were better at detecting explosive and chemical warfare agent threats. We developed the sensor with the ultimate vision of creating a "smoke detector" for explosives…

'We are using cutting-edge nanotechnology techniques to create a sensor which could not have been made without these new advances in nano-scale manufacturing.' Billy Boyle, e-nose innovator, Owlstone



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Image: Owlstone Ltd
    Image: The Royal Academy of Engineering
 

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