The method is based on identifying the molecular structure of explosives using magnetic resonance. The process is similar to the use of MRI in medicine.
Australia has developed new technology for detecting anti-personnel mines. This was announced on April 4 by the press service of the State Association of Scientific and Applied Research (CSIRO).
It was noted that the basis of the new method is the technology of magnetic resonance recognition.
As experts pointed out, the metal detectors currently in use respond to non-dangerous objects, which slows down the work of sappers, but development avoids this.
“The detector uses radio frequency pulses and measures how the radio waves interact with atoms and molecules. The radio signal returned to the detector corresponds to the unique molecular signature of a landmine explosive,” said of the press release.
CSIRO has partnered with investment advisory firm RFC Ambrian to form MRead, a company that will adapt the new technology to handheld detectors.
Its first clients were non-governmental organizations such as the British-American HALO Trust, which specialized in mine and UXO clearance around the world.
It is expected that handheld detectors made with the new technology will begin to be used in early 2024.
It was previously reported that the Japanese company NEC Corp. has developed an artificial intelligence-based technology capable of detecting mines with an accuracy of around 90%.
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