- Airbus is developing a new system that can sniff out threats, including biological hazards.
- The system uses genetically engineered living cells to detect traces of various molecular compounds in the air.
- The system will begin testing later this year, the company says.
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Airlines are struggling right now. It’s easy to see why, of course, with the novel coronavirus pandemic making it virtually impossible to travel, and various restrictions preventing companies from packing their planes full of passengers. Nevertheless, Airbus is working on a project that could make its planes safer not just from risks like chemicals or even bad guys with bombs, but viruses like the coronavirus, too.
In a press release, Airbus explains that its partnership with a company called Koniku is beginning to bear fruit, and the duo is getting closer to completing a system that could be capable of sniffing out threats.
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Airbus wants its planes to sniff for coronavirus, chemicals, and bombs originally appeared on BGR.com on Tue, 5 May 2020 at 21:13:58 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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