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New MagViz Airport Liquid Analysis System Undergoes Testing
An innovative application of a technology first used for medical imaging may enhance airport security if Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists are successful. Los Alamos technologists have adapted Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) technology from the familiar medical device to create MagViz, a new tool that distinguishes potential-threat liquids from the harmless shampoos and sodas a regular traveler might take aboard an aircraft.
The Homeland Security Advanced Research Project Agency (HSARPA) at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science & Technology Directorate, which is supporting this project with a $5 million grant, hopes the final version will be able to scan bags at a speed similar to the current security checkpoint X-ray machines.
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