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Even bees do it - sniff out trouble, that is

Specially-trained bees detect bombs and drugs, even crop pests. Within a matter of hours, honeybees can be trained to pick up specific scents with a high degree of reliability. Tech Transfer: Problem Solved!

These bomb-sniffing bees are part of the Stealthy Insect Sensor Project at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). Associative learning techniques (also known as Pavlovian) are used to teach the honeybees to signal the presence of certain explosives or chemicals by sticking out their tongues. The bees are held in a container that allows air to flow through while a camera detects their response. The container is designed for use at security checkpoints (airports, military bases, etc.) to discreetly check for explosives.

Other News from LANL

Los Alamos National Laboratory marks 20 years without full-scale nuclear testing The test, code named “Divider,” was detonated on Sept. 23, 1992 as the last of an eight-test series called “Julin.”September 26, 2012
Los Alamos National Laboratory names Jeffrey Mousseau Associate Director of Environmental Programs Mousseau currently works for the Lab’s transuranic waste disposal program. September 18, 2012
Los Alamos provides HOPE for radiation belt storm probes The HOPE analyzer is one of a suite of instruments that was successfully launched as part of the Radiation Belt Storm Probe mission.August 30, 2012
Los Alamos researcher named as American Chemical Society Fellow Kristin Omberg named for her contributions to national security as a “technical leader in detecting and mitigating biological threats” and to the ACS community.August 30, 2012

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