Some optimism for you on a Friday afternoon: Researchers at the University of California at Davis seem to have come up with a liquid scanner that can tell explosives from hand creams or beverages. Good news, but it’s not ready for implementation yet, as the video below details.
I particularly enjoy the two beverages that they are testing: A bottle of Chateau Petrus and a bottle of Red Bull. Please don’t mix the two. (Petrus? Really??)
One of the biggest problems with the devices right now: The time it takes to scan things is impractical for airport use. And bringing that scan time from 5 minutes to 5 seconds within one year, as the reporter suggests is possible? Don’t hold your breath. 100ml requirements aren’t going anyway anytime soon.
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March 7th, 2011 at 8:53 am
[...] and bottles of water in travelers carry-ons. In the above video, found via the good folks at Upgrade: Travel Better, they demonstrate their scanning device with a bottle of ’79 Petrus and a can of Red Bull [...]
March 7th, 2011 at 2:20 pm
The airports and airlines have been lobbying hard to keep liquid restrictions though, since that forces passengers to buy more liquids after passing through the gate. I wonder if this technology can break through the pressure to keep the existing rules.
March 8th, 2011 at 1:00 am
I think that this could hurt the sales at the airport if this device actually works like they say it will. Sometimes I wonder about the truth behind such a thing. Are they worried about safety or are they just trying to make us spend more money by having to buy our own drinks at the airport because we had to throw away the drink we brought with us. If someone wants to try to smuggle a bomb on to the plane they will just figure out another way. Anyhow I do think that this would make people happy and at the same time ensure the safety of the passengers.
March 17th, 2011 at 5:23 am
[...] and bottles of water in travelers carry-ons. In the above video, found via the good folks at Upgrade: Travel Better, they demonstrate their scanning device with a bottle of ’79 Petrus and a can of Red Bull [...]
August 29th, 2011 at 12:47 am
I wonder about the truth behind such a thing. Are they worried about safety or are they just trying to make us spend more money by having to buy our own drinks at the airport.
January 24th, 2012 at 5:16 am
The scanner is a great idea if they can reduce the time it takes to scan articles, but to be honest, by the time they have worked that out, the terrorists will have thought of something new which will again, evade security.
http://seofish.co.uk/index.htm
April 17th, 2012 at 6:47 am
This sounds a great idea if it actually works, would there be delays in checking in for the flight? I mean how quick would this be? They obviously trying to get us to spend more money at airports.
July 15th, 2012 at 9:44 am
Need to get this in as I’ve wasted so much money in taking drinks to airports or purchasing before entering and forgetting completely
August 1st, 2012 at 9:19 pm
[...] Article from http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2011/03/04/liquid-scanner-update-maybe-next-year/Liquid scanner update: Maybe next [...]
December 3rd, 2012 at 6:22 am
really this is required, as it will help in unnecessary wastage of Money
December 15th, 2012 at 12:30 pm
I think this idea will be revolutionary.
May 2nd, 2013 at 8:13 pm
This is an incredible idea. Hope it is ready for implementation soon.