Implant Sciences, TSL in CRADA to Optimize Benchtop Explosives Detector
Implant Sciences Corp. [IMSC] says it has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate’s Transportation Security Laboratory (TSL) to optimize the company’s QS-B220 benchtop explosives trace detection system. “The insight of the professionals at TSL will be invaluable in preparing the QS-B220 to meet TSA’s expectations,” says Todd Silvestri, vice president of Technology at Implant. “TSL brings extensive experience and expertise to the table, which will help us build a better product.” The TSL’s mission is to perform research, development and validation of solutions to detect and mitigate the threat of improvised explosive devices. The lab also does certification testing of systems for the Transportation Security Administration.
Georgia Tech Develops Wireless Sensor to Help Detect Trace Explosives
Researchers at Georgia Tech have developed a prototype wireless sensor capable of detecting trace amounts of ammonia, a key ingredient found in many explosives. The device features carbon nanotubes that are printed on paper or paper-like material using standard inkjet technology. “This prototype represents a significant step toward producing an integrated wireless system for explosives detection,” says Krishna Naishadham, a principal research scientist who is leading the work at the Georgia Tech Research Institute. “It incorporates a sensor and a communications device in a small, low-cost package that could operate almost anywhere.” The wireless component is a resonant lightweight antenna printed on photographic paper using inkjet techniques.
TSA Puts CEIA Metal Detectors on Air Cargo Screening Technology List
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has placed CEIA USA’s series of Electro-Magnetic Inspection Scanners—the EMSI 6047, 8075, 110160 and 130160—on its Air Cargo Screening Technology List. The EMIS series is designed for the automatic detection of detonators, initiator devices and metal weapons inside non-metallic cargo such as paper, newspaper, perishable goods such as produce, fish and meat, and organic material in general. “The EMIS series offers a simple and highly effective way to screen packages or entire pallets with a fast analysis of up to 3,000 packs per hour for on-line installations,” says Mark Meyer, director of Sales for CEIA USA.