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Dogs are known for a strong sense of smell. Their noses can be trained to identify different odors. Dogs are often used in search and rescue operations and to sniff for things like drugs and explosives. Some dogs have even been trained to sniff for cancer in people.


Researchers have been trying to reproduce the extraordinary sense of smell that dogs are born with. Now, officials at the Glasgow airport in Scotland are testing a new security device called an "electronic sniffer dog." The electronic sniffer dog represents one of the latest developments in the area of smell technology.A Scottish company, Cascade Technologies, joined with the French security company Morpho to develop it. The device uses lasers to identify explosive material in gases in the air.


The purpose is to identify explosives that may be hidden on a person's body. The machine looks similar to the metal detectors now used at airports. Passengers walk through the machine as the lasers test the surrounding air. People are not required to take off their coats, belts or shoes as part of the security process. And, unlike full-body scanners, the new device does not show images of the passenger.


Officials at Cascade Technologies say the machine can process one person per second and produce almost immediate results. They say future developments could cut security processing times at airports by screening all passengers at walking speed. Professor Yushan Yan is the head of Chemical and Environmental Engineering at the University of California, Riverside. His research team has been working on a similar sniffer device since two thousand eight. He points out that unlike real dogs, electronic devices do not get tired or need to be walked or require food and water.


Professor Yan says real sniffer dogs also have other needs. He said: "They also need very extensive training that could be expensive. And when they work they have to have a very skilled handler around them."But Professor Yan says in his experience, there is an important area where man's best friend still wins compared to technology. He said dogs are able to identify extremely small amounts of explosives. But Professor Yan says electronic sniffer technology is developing quickly and could have a lot of uses in the future. For VOA Special English I'm Alex Villarreal. For more of our reports go to voaspecialenglish.com.

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