(Passenger Terminal Today) The Israel Institute of Technology, or Technion, has been working with a U.S. researcher to produce a prototype to detect TATP, a peroxide bomb detonator used in many terrorist attacks including the unsuccessful attempt to bomb a U.S. airliner in December 2009. Ehud Keinan, a Technion professor, said, "It's a next-generation tool. Most airports are not equipped with any devices of this nature." The device, developed in research funded by the U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation, could detect as little as five micrograms of the explosive powder. Executives said the device, called Acro-PET, or peroxide explosives tester, could be employed at airports, critical facilities, and mass ground transportation.
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