Novel portable device can sniff out trapped human beings
23 April 2018 5:25 PM GMT
London: Scientists have developed a light and portable sensor that can detect even the faintest signs of life, and could be used to rescue people trapped in rubble after an earthquake or bombing.
The first step after buildings collapse due to a disaster is to rescue people who could be trapped in the rubble. However, finding entrapped humans among the ruins can be challenging.
Scientists from ETH Zurich in Switzerland and University of Innsbruck in Austria developed an inexpensive, selective sensor that is light and portable enough for first responders to hold in their hands or for drones to carry on a search for survivors. In the hours following a destruction-causing event, the survival rate of people stuck in the rubble rapidly drops, so it is critical to get in there fast.
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