'Scrubbing' chemical-contaminated buildings clean with lasers
Thursday, May 20, 2010 - 23:22
in Physics & Chemistry
While no terrorist has managed to deploy a dirty bomb, the same cannot be said of chemical agents. In a series of tests still underway researchers are using lasers to scrub surfaces clean of sulfur mustard gas and VX, a nerve agent. The tests have proved successful so far, even on complex, porous surfaces like concrete.