Argonne's Newest Sensor

Due to both Desert Storm and the current war we are in the midst of fighting. Argonne National Laboratory has been trying to develop a new sensor that could detect certain chemicals and biological ingredients that would be found in incendiary devices. Back in March 2006 they finally broke through and created exactly this.

The new sensor can actually tell if there is poison 60 meters away with almost perfect accuracy. It can all sense certain chemicals that would be related to defensive position such as nuclear bombs, 600 meters away. The sensor is so detailed that it can actually trace the chemicals at the part-per-billion extent.

One of the major reasons this new sensor was welcomed was due to the effectiveness of these sensors in comparison to lasers. Lasers are affected by different and changing conditions in the atmosphere; however these new sensors are not. The sensors works by assessing the energy level of a molecule as it moves or rotates. The movement of a molecule is specific to different chemicals, which allows them to differentiate between different threats. The sensor can also be used to find concealed weapons of certain varieties helping our police force here in the states. Other sensors that could process some of this information can take up to 4 hours longer than this new sensor.

This technology has been avidly pursued for the last 11 years and recently broke through in 2006. However they are still testing before using these sensors. Making sure the technology can be depended on for 100 % accuracy.

However these new sensors can also be tweaked to find tumors, cists, and other malignant entities within the human body. This can be used as an extensive CAT scan for medical purposes, finding malignancies until then not found and saving lives in the process. Once they have fine tuned the sensors they could be used to even take dental x-rays and find decay in the earliest stages possible.

These sensors are the size of a small golf ball, which can be placed or flown and dropped into territories where we cannot physically go. This can allow us an advantage of many of the people who we are fighting currently. Another though however is it can also be changed to check for oil and other material within the earth in area that we would not normally traverse. These sensors can assess anything with differentiated molecules.

Ultimately these new sensors will be key to the United Nations safety and defense strategies. Helping us to see things normally out of reach of our current technology.