21441 Finnish police will be given a handheld scanner of the drug (2 photos)

Finnish police will be given a handheld scanner of the drug (2 photos)



Финским полицейским выдадут карманный сканер наркотиков (2 фото)

Inventors from Finland have developed a device that helps in seconds to most accurately determine any drug. The invention belongs to the firm Spectral Engines. This development is fairly small and fits easily in the palm.

As the authors of the gadget NarcoScan is the first handheld scanner refillable, made for the police force. Most likely, this device will be at the disposal of the police of Finland this winter, but so far only in test mode. And already next spring, pocket manual of drug equip all police patrols in the country.

Working at VTT, the Finnish Technical research centre, firm Spectral Engines while finalizing gadget NarcoScan, weighing only several hundred grams. In comparison with analogues existing in the market, this device is 20 times cheaper and more compact. To achieve such important benefits managed, among other things, and due to the fact that your own display with a processor of this gadget replaces the smartphone.

Финским полицейским выдадут карманный сканер наркотиков (2 фото)

Device identificeret the presence of drugs using infrared spectroscopy. In this case, missing the minimum concentration of the substances. Information sent to cloud services, and then analyze developed by the same company algorithms. The results of the analysis are displayed on the display of your smartphone as an app.

In seconds the algorithm is able to detect such “heavy” drugs, such as amphetamine, heroin and cocaine. The developers promise to expand the list of designated drugs and to promptly update it as necessary.

Source: newatlas.com

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