NANOTECHNOLOGY BOOSTS AIRPORT SECURITY INNOVATION
July 1st, 2007
BY MARK ROWE SCIENTISTS have been developing a range of nanotechnology-based equipment that may significantly enhance airport security. The key area of development is in the area of screening luggage and passengers between check in and boarding of aircraft. A number of companies are independently devising procedures that enhance the detection of compounds related to explosives and improvised explosive devices (IEDs). One potential tool is being developed by Stirling-based Cascade Technologies, which has concentrated its efforts at on mid-infrared (MIR) ...
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