-Caveat Lector- "Mass. Technology Eyed in Fight Against Airline Terrorism" Boston Globe (03/22/01) P. A3; Johnson, Glen A new security device developed by Ion Track Instruments of Wilmington, Mass., will sniff passengers for bomb material residue and detect illegal narcotics. The Entry Scan 3 portal blasts a passenger with 16 brief air shots, then an analyzer will suck up the fresh air and the air that emits from the human body, called the human convection plume, will convert air flow particles into gases, then into ions by adding electricity. Explosives, heroin, and cocaine, among other items, have unique ionic compositions which enable the scanner to identify them through comparing the compositions to the vast library of stored information in the system database. A "clean" passenger will get a green light; otherwise, a red light and alarm will sound. The FAA is helping to fund research and development of the technology by Ion Track and three other competing companies. FAA spokesperson Rebecca Trexler states that the agency considers the technology promising, but remains uncommitted to putting it to use in the field, explaining that current security priorities focus on screening baggage for contraband and that handheld technology is already being used to spot scan passengers. But the agency is currently evaluating the explosive-detection portals as useful in the mass defense against bomb smuggling. Ion Track plans to begin marketing the Entry Scan 3 portal in May to nuclear power plants and in the meantime, Ion Track and others are lobbying Congress to fund the effort to install the machines in airports, customs checkouts, and prisons. (http://www.boston.com/globe") <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
