HORIZON 2020 - The future of bomb scene investigation

We hear about bombings and explosions all too often. To find out what really happened at a blast site, forensic experts need state-of-the-art technology. An EU-funded project looked at different scenarios to develop novel tools for the analysis of evidence in the field. Two are about to be commercialised.

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date: 13/06/2016

Project: Forensic Laboratory for in-situ evidence...

acronym: FORLAB

See also: CORDIS

The project’s focus was on improvised explosive devices (IEDs), a term used for a bomb constructed and deployed outside conventional military action, such as roadside and car bombs. After an IED blast, forensic experts must search an immense area and collect vast amounts of evidence which is then sent to distant laboratories for analysis. However, the volume of information is often unnecessarily large, causing substantial material and personnel costs, as well as excess processing time which slows down the investigation.

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