Device can identify the chemical composition of liquids sealed within non-metallic containers

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng Leave a comment

A new machine which can identify the chemical composition of liquids sealed within non-metallic containers without opening them is one of three candidates announced today as in the running to win the UK’s premier engineering prize, the MacRobert Award. Already being deployed in 65 airports across Europe, this innovation can protect travelers by screening for liquid explosives and could spell the end of the ban on liquids in hand luggage.

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2014-04-device-chemical-composition-liquids-non-metallic.html#jCp