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What it is: A technique for detecting unexploded land mines, including ones made of plastic, by sending out weak shock waves and measuring how they bounce back after hitting an obstruction.
The market: About 400 million land mines have been laid since the beginning of World War II, and...
SUNY-Buffalo Team Devises a Way to Use Shock Waves to Locate Unexploded Land Mines
By GOLDIE BLUMENSTYKWhat it is: A technique for detecting unexploded land mines, including ones made of plastic, by sending out weak shock waves and measuring how they bounce back after hitting an obstruction.
The market: About 400 million land mines have been laid since the beginning of World War II, and...
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