New Machine Can Detect Drugs Like Dogs

November 25, 2003 | Source: Mercury News

Georgia Tech researchers have developed a machine that can instantly sniff out illegal drugs.

From a few feet away, the device can “smell” as little as one-trillionth of a gram. So far it’s only programmed to detect cocaine, but it could be developed to sniff out other drugs, anthrax, bombs, chemical agents and even cancerous cells.