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Homeland Security

Ahura Scientific Expands Library on TruDefender FT, Introduces New Raman Platform

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Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

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Ahura Scientific has introduced a new version of its handheld chemical and explosives detector, TruDefender FT 1.2, which now features an onboard library of more than 7,500 pure substances that can be identified. Ahura, which is being acquired by Thermo Fisher Scientific [TMO], says the TruDefender FT v1.2 software package is available to all of its customers with active support contracts. "As new chemical threats emerge, it's important for law enforcement, military and first responders to have the tools needed…

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