New Airport Scanners Could End Bans on Laptops and Liquids
- CT-scan technology better at spotting explosives, weapons
- Despite need, deployment uncertain with testing and budget
Is the Laptop Ban About Terrorism or Protectionism?
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Manufacturers of airport security equipment have a message for travelers who fear they will have to give up laptops and tablet computers on international flights: They have a solution.
At least four of the largest companies making screening devices say they are developing scanners so much better at detecting explosives than existing X-ray machines that passengers could leave laptops, other electronics and even liquids in their bags, vastly simplifying airport security.