PopSci: GE Toxin Detector is “Best of What’s New”

It’s not just personal jetpacks and cars that drive themselves, but also a GE mobile toxin detector that made the recently-released Popular Science “Best of What’s New” list. Described as a “simple and fast, point-and-shoot toxin detector,” the StreetLab Mobile can reliably identify potentially harmful liquids, powders and solids in a single step, all without a sample being taken. It works by unleashing a laser beam that excites molecules in drugs, explosives and biotoxins like anthrax, causing them to emit a unique electrical field that can be analyzed in seconds. Truly revolutionary stuff, though, no word yet on if it comes in other colors besides lime green.

Here’s the link to Popular Science’s listing.

* StreetLab Mobile’s web site