One of the most insidious remnants of war-torn terrain can be left over landmines. Nearly undetectable and almost always forgotten landmines can cripple and kill innocents well after a confl... Read more
An Afghan designer has come up with a novel tumbleweed-esque device to find and detonate mines, a device that has evolved from the wind-powered toys he made as a child. Massoud Hassani... Read more
A new invention may make it a lot easier–and cheaper–to find landmines. This chemical film can be sprayed on the ground and glows over the spots where it senses explosives. Landm... Read more
The team has devised a system to train rats to recognize and respond to the explosives Since the invention of land mines some seven centuries ago, activists, researchers and government offic... Read more
The company says it can map the same area using the new system for around £100,000 and that the work can be completed in just an hour. A small company near Wolverhampton has launched breakth... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Land mines are terrifying and indiscriminate weapons, harming soldiers and civilians alike. Even long after the conflict in which they were deployed has ceased they end u... Read more