New Delhi, Apr 9 (UNI) Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' on Friday launched NanoSniffer, the world’s first Microsensor based Explosive Trace Detector (ETD) which can detect explosives in less than ten seconds.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr Pokhriyal said, 'This affordable device will reduce our dependency on imported explosive trace detector devices.'
The Minister appreciated that this home-grown (ETD) can detect explosives in less than 10 seconds and it also identifies and categorises explosives into different classes, Ministry of Education said in a statement.
It detects all classes of military, conventional and homemade explosives. NanoSniffer gives visible & audible alerts with sunlight-readable color display, he added.
He congratulated both IIT Delhi and Bombay for developing the product.
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