Comments on 'Air Laser' Long-Range Sensor
The stronger signal should also allow for detection of much smaller concentrations of airborne contaminants. (Read
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"For those not in the know, there is a persistent feeling among Star Trek fans that wearing a red shirt on a landing party is not a good sign. For future appearances of your character, that is.
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(Bill Christensen 1/30/2011 4:50:32 PM)
"This only applies to gas or can it also be used to detect smallpox and the like as well?"
( 1/31/2011 6:06:42 PM)
"My understanding is that this technique will work with particulate matter as well as gas; I didn't see anything about detecting organics."
(Bill Christensen 2/1/2011 12:09:18 PM)
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'His sensors out and working, and the whirring of the tape that sucked up sight and sound and shape and smell and form...'
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'I don't have to tell you about the seven two-mile-diameter orbital mirrors that circulate around the satellite, making it habitable.'