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more about #homelandsecurity more comments → Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: "What does it do? It can detect killer gasses in the air." Since I'm usually the source of those 'killer gasses' I don't need some fancy gadget that ... more » rcerwinski001: a sensor like this for diabetes (blood sugar) would be awesome. put your thumb on it and it gives you a reading, tracks your history and e-mails your... more » OMG! Ponies!: Pshaw. I already modded my iPhone to detect dangerous gasses. I stapled it to a canary... #iphonechemicalsensor more » ForensicGuy: Captain, the tricorder is reading elevated pheromone levels in the male, indicating that he would like to mate with the female. Fascinating. #iphonec... more » kumquat: There's a pretty awesome Tricorder app for Android. It uses the built-in sensors to show gravitational and magnetic field information, light intensity... more » met2art: No, sorry... I think one day any one of these might be remembered as the first "real" tricorder. [www.stim.com] [www.media.mit.edu] [www.gereports.co... more » AndrosZ: If it doesn't flip open it's not a tricorder! Also, it must have flashing lights with no discernible purpose. #iphonechemicalsensor more » ri59: Related, am looking forward to when we can plug it into our cars and get pertinent data out concerning performance instead of taking to an expensive g... more » Brett Benedict: Damnit man, I'm a Giz reader not a scientist! #iphonechemicalsensor more » BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2: It would be interesting to see a variety of sensors such as those that detect radiation, bomb materials, etc. #iphonechemicalsensor more » nick's after the gnarly necter.. 800.: teleportation is a lie. you die. it's just a copy on the other side. #iphonechemicalsensor more » TheSonOfKrypton: So what exactly does the iPhone app "iProRecorder" (pictured) have to do with this? #iphonechemicalsensor more » eldouche: What about that one a few years ago, the Mark 1, that could detect the level of chlorophyll in plants? #iphonechemicalsensor more » franco1975: Activate this near me on the days i eat burrito and it will blow up. #iphonechemicalsensor more » RedEyeNinja: iWonder if this will work with the iFart app...oh wait, the iPhone doesn't multitask...oh snap. #iphonechemicalsensor more » -
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One Day, This Will Be Remembered as the First Real Tricorder
Leave it to a NASA scientist to create the first Star Trek Tricorder using a stamp-sized sensor chip, an iPhone, and some spiffy programing. What does it do? It can detect killer gasses in the air. More » -
#homelandsecurity
Nintendo Wii Balance Boards to Fight Aircraft Terrorism?
A $20 million project funded by Homeland Security is researching ways to detect how suspicious you are by tracking your temperature, breathing, and eye movements. And get this: they've modified a Wii Balance board to check for nervous fidgeting/weight-shifting. More » -
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Homeland Security: We Can Still Search Your Laptop, But We'll be Nicer About It
Your laptop, mobile phone or camera can still be seized at the U.S border without suspicion of wrongdoing, but new guidelines require border protection and customs to take a maximum of 5 and 30 days each to complete searches. More » -
#uavs
Pentagon Wants a Flying Bug: This Flapping Nano Bot is Phase One
Last year, DARPA granted aerospace firm, Aeronvironment, a chunk of change and six-months to demonstrate a bird-sized Nano Air Vehicle (NAV). This video shows the result: the "smallest ever free-flying aircraft to hover and climb with flapping wings." More » -
