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Published online 4 June 2001 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news010607-3
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Smelling trouble at sea
Sea-mines might be detectable before they are reached, using a new chemical sensor.
Sea-mines, a pervasive and perennial threat to shipping, might be sniffed from afar with a new system that detects minute quantities of explosives in sea water. If the sensor can be developed into a viable and portable device, it might make seafaring and naval manoeuvres far safer.
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