print email comment close The Boom in Bomb Detection: Get Ready to Be Scanned, Sniffed and Zapped URL: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=the-boom-in-bomb-detectio Description: May 2004 article that describes technological advances in the area of bomb detection when materials are carried in cars, packages, or on a person. Methods discussed include X-rays, "the quadruple resonance technology that zaps people with low-frequency radio waves," and "electronic sniffers." From Scientific American. Author: Vizard, Frank Publisher: Scientific American, Inc. Extra Keywords luggage baggage airline airport security Library of Congress Subject Headings: Explosives -- Detection LII Database Information: Record 19069 created by Maria Brandt on 08/15/2005 Last modification on 09/04/2009 Last review by Charlotte Bagby on 08/26/2007 Published: 08/15/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/19069