Sandia National Laboratories is working on research to use microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) to counter terrorist threats ? not only to sense dangerous chemical, biological and nuclear agents, but also to identify and track the terrorists themselves.
Researchers are applying MEMS technology to the fight against terrorism in three ways: inertial measurement for weapons, navigation and stabilization; distributed sensing and control for maintenance, intelligence and chemical identification; and information technology for mass data storage and displays.