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A space technology developed by NASA helped rescue teams in Nepal to find four people buried under the rubble caused by the earthquake of April 25, which killed more than seven thousand people. The FINDER, first used in a real situation, discovered the people buried across the heartbeat
Finding Individuals for Disaster and Emergency Response -. FINDER (“Pathfinder” in English), is a system that It works by sending microwaves through the wreckage and that can detect the heartbeat of victims. The small radar works connected to a device slightly larger than a tablet and is designed to help emergency teams to find victims in the first few moments after the attack and is scheduled to distinguish cardiac movements of humans and animals.
Among the victims of Nepal, four were found by FINDER, having been four days buried. Two system prototypes arrived in the country on 29 April and began to be used by an emergency team with Chinese elements, Dutch, Belgian and Nepalese, who managed to capture two heartbeats underneath two buildings and thus proceed to the rescue of four victims.
The FINDER is a joint project between the United States Department of Homeland Security, and NASA. “ The FINDER is an example of how designed for space exploration technology has profound impacts on life on Earth ” explains David Miller, coordinator of a team of NASA technology.
This device is far from the first space technology to be used on Earth: a number of medical devices (thermometers, pacemakers, prostheses), safety devices (fire suits) and others (such as water purification systems and portable vacuum cleaners) were developed based on research done by NASA for exploration of the universe.
At this time, the FINDER is just a prototype, which was first successfully tested in a real scenario. NASA is now trying to market it to the worldwide emergency services.
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Source: Observer
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