'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.

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