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INVENTIONS: AT THE NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

'Smart Gun' Technology Comes to Grips With Recognizing the Shooter

By GOLDIE BLUMENSTYK

What is it: An electronic sensing system, created for firearms, that identifies shooters based on the speed and pressure patterns they exhibit when they grip a gun handle. When connected to the firing mechanism, it could allow a gun to fire only for authorized users....

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