Explosions in transport tunnels, coal mines and military bunkers have caused huge damage and cost countless lives. But now scientists may have found a way to limit the destruction.
In an initiative sponsored by NATO’s Science for Peace and Security Programme, Georgian and US scientists are developing a system to limit the damage caused by explosions in confined spaces. At the Mining Institute of Georgia, in an underground experimental base, the scientists demonstrate the new system where very high-speed sensors trigger the ejection of a high-pressure water absorber to suppress the blast from the explosion.
Footage includes interviews with scientists and NATO representatives as well as footage of the system being demonstrated.
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