Resilience of the Microdot Technology Tested and Proven

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Media and invited guests take a front row seat to view the once-off, live explosion at Kroonstad Military base.

A boarded, Nissan Almera from the SAPS dog unit at 1,000 metres.

Major Venter speaks to the safety requirements prior the explosion of the vehicle.

An intelligent number plate is placed onto the vehicle prior to the explosion, besides microdots from four microdot suppliers.

Prior to the explosion, all cellphones are switched off to ensure that there is no interference with the detonation frequency.

The bomb disposal unit places high explosives throughout the vehicle.

10 kgs of high explosives are placed in the vehicle.

The vehicle is wired for the explosion.

This Nissan Almera's last day in the name of science and the fight against crime.

Lorinda Nel, BACSA Project Manager, and Captain Neethling of the SAPS confirm that the vehicle is fully charged.

The SAPS bomb disposal unit is on hand to ensure that everything goes to plan.

The SAPS and SANDF assist with the explosion.

At 12:15 pm the microdotted Nissan Almera is exploded (Photographer: Neil McCartney).

Debris from the vehicle is thrown across the open veldt. There is some trepidation as to whether the microdots will survive the intensity of this test.

Emergency services on standby but all goes well.

The SAPS explosives unit has assisted to conduct an extremely hot test!

Very little of the vehicle is left intact from the explosion (Photographer: Neil McCartney).

Remains of the day (Photographer: Neil McCartney).

Fouche Burgers, BACSA Project Manager, is interviewed on site.

A microdot magnifier is used to examine pieces of the exploded vehicle for evidence of surviving microdots (Photographer: Neil McCartney).

Fouche Burgers of BACSA holds up one of the intelligent number plates placed on the vehicle and surviving the explosion. The RFID tag remains intact.

Microdots are identified on parts of the exploded vehicle.

The test is a success and the resilience of the microdot technology is proven - dots from all four microdot suppliers are found on parts of the exploded vehicle.