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System to pinpoint airline passengers who contaminate cabins

05-22-2007 · EurekAlert!

Researchers developing a system that uses mathematical models and sensors to locate passengers releasing hazardous materials or pathogens inside airline cabins have shown that the technique can track a substance to an area the size of a single seat.

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