Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP100200822

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP100200822

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

A portable sensor for explosives. The National Research priority, safeguarding Australia, recognises that there is a real threat of terrorism and the need to protect Australians at home and abroad. Although there is often talk of dirty bombs, and biological and nuclear terrorism, the most easily sourced weapon of the terrorist is still the conventional explosive. The ability to detect trace amounts of explosives is therefore required. This means that there is a real need for a portable detection system with the ability to reliably sense a specific explosive selectively at low concentrations. This project concerns the development of a new handheld sensor that has the potential to increase the nation's security.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 31-03-2011

End Date: 30-03-2014

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $150,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Soft Condensed Matter | Photonics, Optoelectronics and Optical Communications | Nanotechnology | Molecular and Organic Electronics |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences | National Security | Expanding Knowledge in Technology

Other Keywords

Expanding Knowledge in Technology | Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences | Molecular and Organic Electronics | Nanotechnology | National Security | Photonics, Optoelectronics and Optical Communications | Soft Condensed Matter

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