PITTSBURGH
(AP) - Agentase, a Pittsburgh technology company, received high marks from
the U.S. Army for technology that can detect the presence of deadly nerve
agents.
The Army's Research, Development and Engineering Command
named the company's Nerve Agent Sensor as one of the 10 best inventions for
2003.
The hand-held device changes color in the presence of
contaminants such as sarin and VX.
The Nerve Agent Sensor was developed from the research
of Dr. Alan Russell, professor of surgery and professor of petroleum and
chemical engineering at the University of Pittsburgh.
The sensor already is in use in Iraq, according to the
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
