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SmartWater is a traceable liquid and proprietary forensic asset marking system (taggant) that is applied to personal, commercial, and industrial items of value to deter theft and to identify culprits for prosecution. The non-hazardous liquid leaves a long lasting and unique identifier, whose presence is invisible to the naked eye except under an ultraviolet black light. The SmartWater crime suppression system is marketed globally by SmartWater Technology Ltd, in conjunction with their proprietary crime reduction program, called 'The SmartWater Strategy' (US patent pending). == History == SmartWater was started in the early-1990s by Phil Cleary,〔(How I made it: Phil Cleary, Founder Of SmartWater ) Rachel Bridge: The Times, October 11, 2009〕 a retired British police detective and later CEO of SmartWater Ltd., and his brother Mike Cleary, a chemist,〔Robert Andrews: (Digital Water Marks Thieves ) Wired News, 15 February 2005〕 responsible for the development of the technology, whereas Phil created the deterrence and business strategies. In 1996, the two brothers appeared on national BBC TV to win the Prince of Wales Award for Innovation for the 'product with most commercial potential'.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Evidence of genius )〕 The brothers later credited this award for providing them with the commercial boost needed to turn an idea into a multimillion-pound profitable business. In 2000, SmartWater was awarded Millennium Product status, with the brothers receiving the award from the prime minister Tony Blair at a ceremony held at the Millennium Dome.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=In Touch - Inserts )〕 Mike Cleary is a Chartered Chemist and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. His brother Phil was awarded a Fellowship of the Royal Society of Arts in recognition of his entrepreneurialism and contribution to crime reduction. He is also the published author of the thriller, Elixir.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Elixir )〕 During the course of a 'proof of concept' trial in 2013 in London, UK, the Metropolitan Police Service first used the generic term 'traceable liquids' to describe SmartWater and other similar forensic coding products. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「SmartWater」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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