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>> so it can detect -- we're st still discovering this, looking lieu the library of materials but detect common ones, tnt, rdx. but it can differentiate molecules that have the groups that seem to be the signature for some common types of explosives. so it's -- there's a large library of molecules that you can measure in this way. >> how does this differ, would you say, from current explosives detection devices? >> it differs in that this is a nano meter sized transdeucer and -- >> what is that exactly? >> well, it's -- the size of this sensor is about 30,000 times smaller than the thickness o...

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Welcome back to the most news in the morning. 27 minutes past the hour. recently the transportation industry's security screening procedures are under intense scrutiny by the federal government. amtrak believes it is using something effective and affordable. in our cnn security watch today, jean maserve takes a look at our detectives. >> reporter: let me introduce you to any must best friend, the next generation in explosives detection. a dog's nose sample the air many times a second. this dog sniffs it for explosives. zita is a vapor wake dog, trained to pick up the scent of explosives in the...

Environment, the dogs have advantages over machines, even those that can only work for about 90 minutes at a stretch. >> there's nothing like a dog as far as mobility, as far as how quickly it can detect explosives and take us to the source of it, and the cost is basically less then any type of technology out there. >> reporter: even fans of this program don't think these dogs are the be-all and end-all in explosives detection, but they also believe we don't know yet the full capacity of these animals to keep us safe. jeanne meserve, cnn, anniston, alabama. jack cafferty and your e-mail next...

Recently the transportation industry security screen procedures have been under intense scrutiny by the federal government. but amtrak believes it is using something both effective and affordable and boy it is cute, too. we take a look at amtrak's army of specialists, highly trained to sniff out dangerous explosives. >> reporter: i introduce you to my next best friend, the next generation in explosives detection. a dog's nose samples the air many times a second. this dog sniffs it for explosives. zita is called a vapor wake dog, trained to pick up the scent of explosives in the air zpid krou d...