General Electric's EntryScan3 can detect
trace levels of explosives substances on passengers. The technology
will be used to screen passengers for explosives at security
checkpoints in four airports in the United States: T.F. Green Airport,
Warwick, RI; Greater Rochester International Airport, Rochester, NY;
San Diego International Airport, San Diego, CA; and Tampa International
Airport, Tampa, FL.
The trial is part of the TSA's efforts to use cutting edge
technology in airport security. This pilot program comes on the heels
of GE's success with TSA's Transit and Rail Inspection Pilot program at
an Amtrak station in Maryland.
The passenger-screening machine is known as the "Puffer Machine,"
because it emits puffs of air to dislodge explosive particles. The
Puffer has already been deployed at dozens of high-risk facilities
worldwide to help detect explosives.
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Airports across the United States may soon
have one more tool to fight terrorism. This past June the
Transportation Security Administration launched the first-ever
walk-through explosives detector in an airport environment.
