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Slideshow: Is That a Bomb in Your Pocket?

credit Courtesy of IdentixAirports use Identix’s LiveScan system for employee identification. credit Courtesy of Smiths DetectionA passenger steps into Farran Technology’s Tadar system. The system uses millimeter-wave technology to detect weapons and illegal items under a person’s clothing. credit Courtesy of Smiths DetectionSmiths Detection’s Sentinel II trace-detection system uses airflow to dislodge particles from the […]


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Airports use Identix’s LiveScan system for employee identification.

credit Courtesy of Smiths Detection

A passenger steps into Farran Technology’s Tadar system. The system uses millimeter-wave technology to detect weapons and illegal items under a person’s clothing.

credit Courtesy of Smiths Detection

Smiths Detection’s Sentinel II trace-detection system uses airflow to dislodge particles from the clothing and skin of airline passengers as they pass through the portal. Particle samples and vapors are analyzed for traces of explosives, chemicals and drugs within seconds.