Insider Blog Cell Phone Sensors
Posted June 5th, 2007 by adminNASA Tech Briefs INSIDER 06/05/2007
Cell Phone Sensors Would Detect Bio Threats and Attacks
Gentag, a Washington, DC-based company, is working with the government on a patented technology that modifies a cell phone to serve as a low-cost radiation and/or chemical sensor to discover external threats. The technology incorporates both modular (removable) sensor modules and built-in sensors.
The DHS program, called Cell-All, would link cell phones equipped with the detection sensors via the Global Positioning System (GPS). If a detector sensed a threat, the GPS would transmit the location and time to local emergency responders and the DHS operations center. According to the DHS, if the program works, it could be a “game-changer” in how the nation detects and responds to a deadly attack.
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