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Detecting and Protecting: Technology to Help Determine if a Threat is Real

Detecting and Protecting: Technology to Help Determine if a Threat is Real

FromScience with a Twist


Detecting and Protecting: Technology to Help Determine if a Threat is Real

FromScience with a Twist

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Length:
17 minutes
Released:
Nov 14, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

For first responders at the local, state and federal level, coming into contact with unknown substances in the field can be a life-threatening situation. From opioid and bomb detection to identifying toxic chemicals in the environment, all pose physical and health hazards. Hear from Thermo Fisher field instrumentation experts Bill Kotowski and Erica Hirsch to learn more about the critical process of identifying harmful substances and how emerging technology, including a handheld narcotics analysis device, is helping protect first responders, and the public, from dangerous situations.
Released:
Nov 14, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (38)

It’s almost impossible to overstate how many aspects of daily life are impacted by science. From technologies that help ensure the quality of the water we drink, to medicines that deliver lifesaving treatments – it’s all thanks to science. Each month, join Ron O’Brien, a science enthusiast from Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, as he talks to experts who are on the cutting-edge of redefining how we exist. This is Science with a Twist.