Technology to detect Harmful explosive liquids.
The harsh restrictions that have been placed on travel regarding flights may be reduced if this new technology proves successful.
The technology that is being introduced takes the form of a new scanner that is supposedly able to detect harmful chemicals in liquids that can be mixed with other ingredients to produce explosives i.e. hydrogen peroxide.
The hi-tech X-ray technology, which detects dangerous chemicals inside bottles and cans without having to open them, was developed by a team of advanced doctors and scientist including Dr Arnab Basu, and is called the The Kromek scanner. This scanner will differentiate between different liquids, which to the human eye look similar, by looking at their “spectral signature”.
and will cost roughly about 50,000 dollars (£30,000) each.
According to Dr Arnab Basu, chief executive of Country Durham-based Kromek,
“This is completely new technology in terms of X-rays. It’s like the transition from black and white to colour television…this is taking a big step forward…the product is ready and we have interest from around the world.”
The device works by requiring firstly that an airport security staff to scan a bottle’s barcode before placing it in the machine. An X-ray beam would then be shone through the liquid detecting the unique “spectral signature” of the image recorded on the other side. The machine then uses that “signature” to distinguish between harmless liquids such as water, and potential explosives.
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With the development of this new technology, the future of travel can be drastically improved.
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