It is the case of an article on Muon Tomography, titled New Muon Detector Could Find Hidden Nukes. The article appeared a few days ago on Wired. It is centered on Lisa Grossman's interview to Marcus Hohlmann, a colleague from the Florida Institute of Technology. In a nutshell, the article explains how muon particles from cosmic rays can be used to detect heavy elements (as in nuclear fuel) hidden in transport containers. And what makes things sexier is that the used technology is a spin-off from experiments from particle physics. See: Muon Tomography: Who Is Leading The Research ?See Also:
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| Beginning next year, two detectors (shown here in green) on either side
of Fukushima Daiichi’s Unit 2 will record the path of muons (represented
by the orange line) that have passed through the reactor. By
determining how the muons scatter between the detectors, scientists will
compile the first picture of the damaged reactor’s interior. See: Particle physics to aid nuclear cleanup |
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The progression of Muon Tomography, is an interesting subject in relation to what can be used to help us understand issues we face here on earth. Situations that need new ways in which to diagnostically deal with extreme situations. Example given in relation too, rock density, magma flows, or, even nuclear reactors.
One has to learn to understand "links that are dropped" which pursue a thread of evolution. These help one to understand the processional use of the technologies as used to understand the ways things are measured in those extreme situations. Sensor-ability, then takes on a new meaning while using current scientific research and understandings in particle physics.
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