I just happen to have a conversation with Matt Ocko, a venture capitalist, about this on Twitter tonight: https://twitter.com/mattocko/status/71222777580598886

I just happen to have a conversation with Matt Ocko, a venture capitalist, about this on Twitter tonight: https://twitter.com/mattocko/status/712227775805988864 https://twitter.com/mattocko/status/712227775805988864 TATP (acetone peroxide), the type of improvised explosive favored by terrorists because of the easy access to ingredients, is uniquely difficult to detect but there have been some recent advances in this area [0] Most of these attackers use vests that carry 2-10kg of TATP, or backpacks with 10+ kilograms. They are required to load these devices up and travel to their designated target, the hope is that with explosive detection you could pick these guys up or minimize casualties in the same way you could identify a gunman on CCTV. It wouldn't be a panacea - but it could form part of a broader set of new tech to assist with these cases [0] http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0925400511010161 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0925400511...