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UF Researchers Shine Light On New Explosives Detection Method

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A team of University of Florida researchers has invented a way to rapidly detect traces of TNT or other hidden explosives simply by shining a light on any potentially contaminated object, from a speck of dust in the air to the surface of a suitcase.

Filed under Research, Engineering, Florida, Sciences on Thursday, October 7, 2004.