Cops could use their phones to spot knife thugs from 20 feet away
Researchers at Nottingham Trent University and Loughborough University are using ordinary cameras combined with electromagnetic infrared waves and a unique computer algorithm to detect weapons hidden beneath clothing
The academics at Nottingham Trent and Loughborough Uni and five other firms have granted government funding [around £100k each] to fast-track technology that can be rolled out in streets, railway stations and major events. "At the same time – by providing police with improved intelligence – it will reduce the number of unnecessary stop and searches which take place, allowing innocent people to go freely about their business.
Victoria Atkins, Minister for Crime, Safeguarding and Vulnerability said: "Recent senseless killings that have snatched young lives away have shocked people across the UK.
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