Today’s solution is a new nanomaterial that could make the world a little safer by detecting and neutralizing explosives.

Promoting Personal Safety and National Security: New nanomaterial detects and neutralizes explosives

Taking inspiration from trees, scientists have developed a battery made from a sliver of wood coated with tin that shows promise for becoming a tiny, long-lasting, efficient and environmentally friendly energy source. Their report on the device — 1,000 times thinner than a sheet of paper — appears in the journal Nano Letters.

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Promoting Personal Safety and National Security: New nanomaterial detects and neutralizes explosives

Promoting Personal Safety and National Security: New nanomaterial detects and neutralizes explosives