Catch Thieves with Liquid

By admin | Mar 31, 2005

Smartwater WatermarkI read about this technology a while ago, but it seems that they are improving its applications. Smartwater is an ingenious security liquid. Yep, thieves can be totally nabbed by a liquid. SmartWater is produced by a UK based company. It is a 10 billion combination possibility chemical signature liquid. This allows for precise identification of a burglar with a particular crime. The company was started by an ex cop and a chemist. The cop was tired of catching thieves, only to see them walk. The chemist was, well, bored. So, they joined forces and now have a hot selling product. Smartwater can stay on a thief’s skin and clothes for months. …Bank robbers can be sprayed by automatic security liquid-emitting devices. Areas of high crime in the UK have seen burglary rates fall as much as thirty percent. Criminals who know they have been tagged by the liquid have been known to scrub their skin until it bleeds. But removing every last trace of the liquid is extremely difficult, so thieves are being caught wet handed.



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10 Comments so far
  1. Anonymous April 1, 2005 9:34 am

    Wow, that’s a really good idea. Much better than a coloured dye that you can see.

  2. Mike April 1, 2005 9:35 am

    Sorry, didn’t mean to post anon.

  3. kay April 1, 2005 9:48 am

    waw… sounds way cool wish I’d had that when my bag was stolen a while ago…

  4. mancini January 12, 2007 2:47 pm

    clever, but it’s yet another thing that the people of japan have been using for years… (theirs doesn’t wash off and has a colour and oder to it as well) oh and theirs is in a water-balloon thing

  5. John Hay January 12, 2007 3:00 pm

    Really cool, but I still kind of like the paint bombs banks use in the US.

  6. yizbot January 12, 2007 3:39 pm

    nice, it’s interesting that japan was using it for a long time first…and that it can’t be removed…in fact I don’t believe it…

  7. biggame January 12, 2007 4:19 pm

    I agree. Everyone thinks the Japanese are so advanced, yet the still can’t drive!

  8. ano January 12, 2007 4:29 pm

    Sounds crazy. Wouldn’t this be transferred by contact? What about if you wear gloves?

  9. mokey May 26, 2007 12:14 pm

    this has been about for a while, my college computer lab was using this stuff 12 years ago

  10. DataDots Property Security Marker : PaulTech Network December 2, 2007 12:42 pm

    […] too long ago, I posted about SmartWater.  This simple liquid enabled folks to tag their personal belongings with a chemical signature.  […]

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