REVEALED: The huge changes coming to airport security across Australia that could make check-in FIVE TIMES faster
- A South Australian company has developed a new technology to screen luggage
- Its x-ray tubes can trace tiny amount of explosives hidden inside a laptop
- It means passengers won't be asked to remove laptop from their bags
- The company claims it technology can even detect the composition of liquids
- The technology is ready for adoption for both medical and security purposes
A South Australian firm has developed a technology that could make security check-in at airports five times faster.
Micro-X, which is based in Tonsley, Adelaide, claims its ultra-miniature X-ray tubes can detect the tiniest amount of explosives hidden inside a laptop.
It means passengers will no longer be required to remove laptops, other electronic items and water bottles from their bags.
The technology could even detect the composition of liquids.
A South Australian firm has developed a technology that will allow security check-ins at airports five times faster (stock image)
The company said its technology, which is ready for adoption at airports worldwide, slash check-ins at security checkpoints from about 200 passengers an hour to 1000.
Micro-X managing director Peter Rowland said the company trialled the technology for the Australian Defence Force and the results were overwhelming.
'They wanted a device that could examine potential explosives, determine its contents and how it was made without requiring a human to operate it,' Mr Rowland told The Australian.
It means passengers will no longer be required to remove laptops, other electronic items and water bottles from their bags (stock image of a new security scanner at a Melbourne airport)
The Australian government has recently cleared an application from French defence giant Thales to provide a $10m convertible loan to Micro-X.
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The loan was provided for the development of ultra-miniature X-ray tubes.
Under the agreement between the two companies, Thales will be manufacturing nanotubes in France and selling it to the world for both medical and security use.
'With FIRB approval in place, our journey with Thales can commence in earnest as we together develop and take to the market the innovative x-ray products which only this technology allows,' Mr Rowland said.
