A real red alert for explosives

Colour-changing sensor that spots TNT could be incorporated into clothing to be worn when clearing areas polluted by landmines

Scientists in Spain have developed a new material that changes colour around air- or waterborne TNT. The chemical, which could be used to make intelligent clothing, alerts users to the presence of the explosive. It may prove lifesaving in former war zones, and invaluable in anti-terrorism investigations.

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