Out of rubble: Chemical sensors could accelerate the search and rescue of people that are buried alive

摘要

ENGINEERS from across Europe are working on a life-saving location device that aims to provide rapid detection of buried casualties during search-and-rescue operations. The work is part of a four-year Second Generation Locator (SGL) for the Urban Search and Rescue (USaR) Project, involving research from 21 partners in areas such as optical sensors, wireless communication, bioethics and thermal image analysis. As part of the project, Loughborough University is contributing its expertise in chemical detection through work being undertaken by Prof Paul Thomas and his team at the Centre for Analytical Science. The research aims to provide accurate chemical profiles of humans facing life-threatening situations.