Tokyo radiation levels are not hazardous to human health at this time following radiation leaks at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, the International Atomic Energy Chief Yukiya Amano told reporters Wednesday.
Extremophiles comprise principally bacteria, which have the remarkable ability to thrive in conditions that would be hazardous to other lifeforms - extremes of temperature, radiation, salinity, and metal toxicity.
By tuning the quantum cascade laser and measuring how much of the infra-red radiation is absorbed on its way to a detector, hazardous gases in between can be identified.