A DEVICE that smells human fear is being developed by British scientists and could soon be sniffing out anxious terrorists.
The technology relies on recognising a pheromone – or scent signal – produced in sweat when a person is scared.
Researchers hope the “fear detector” will make it possible to identify individuals at check points who are up to no good.
Terrorists, drug smugglers or criminals on the run are likely to be very fearful of being discovered.
However calm they might appear on the surface, their bodies could give them away.
Although the research is at an early stage, the aim is to develop a prototype device in the next two to three years.
