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Raytheon Concrete Blasting Device Unveiled
Monday, March 24, 2008 - Iddo Genuth
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Waltham defense contractor Raytheon has unveiled the prototype of a portable device that firefighters and search teams can use to quickly pulverize concrete walls as they look to rescue people trapped in rubble by disasters. During a recent demonstration, the device smashed through a concrete barrier in 13 minutes, compared with the 29 minutes it took for conventional methods to achieve similar results, Raytheon said.

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