The Company
Fermion has identified and patented a previously unrecognized physical phenomenon that enables the company to detect electromagnetic radiation emitted from:
- Chemical substances and chemical reactions,
- Biological substances and biological reactions, and
- Radioactivity.
Based on this discovery Fermion has been issued patents from the U.S.A. and Europe for detecting electro-magnetic radiation emitted from materials.
This core technology enables Fermion to develop and build sensors capable of instantaneous detection at distance. Such sensors can be applied into multiple market settings. Some examples include: detecting concealed explosive materials; identifying metals under stress; or geological/mineral exploration.
Application
Fermion is building a database of “fingerprints” or images of various chemicals and minerals based on their specific electromagnetic emission. In an applied setting, the database of fingerprints will be used to compare against fingerprints the Fermion sensor detects. For example, in an airport security application the sensor would recognize a large number of fingerprints within its field of view (e.g. mild steel from a desk; hydrocarbon from plastic and resin from the floor tile). The sensor would process these fingerprints against the Fermion database to see if any fingerprints in the field matched to an explosive fingerprint in the database, at which time an alert would be triggered.
Development Status
To date Fermion has produced observed effects and received some external validation on the technology. For example, after a successful field trial in Florida, a senior director from a US defense contractor stated that the device was “revolutionary” from a technical and economic perspective1. A nuclear physicist from Defense Canada confirmed Fermion’s ability to detect concealed Tritium at 20-feet and called it a “tremendous feat”.
Fermion expects to complete a proof-of concept prototype by the end of 2010 capable of detecting concealed explosive material (including liquid explosives).
For more information, please visit the Fermion website.
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