UK: Airport liquid scanner ‘could end flight restrictions’
23 January 2012A company claims it has developed a scanning machine that could mean an end to liquid restrictions on planes.
Oxfordshire-based Cobalt Light Systems said its INSIGHT100 device could analyse bottles up to three litres for explosives in less than five seconds.
A ban on liquids over 100ml in hand luggage was introduced after a foiled 2006 plot to blow up planes using explosives hidden in drink bottles.
The UK government said it was working towards plans to ease the ban in 2013.
source: BBC.co.uk
