In Amsterdam, metal detectors and X-ray machines were in place, but the advanced scanning technology was not available.
There's no reason in the world that MRI scanning technology can't ride the same Moore's Law cost curve, going down 50% every 18 months.
Additionally, the scanning technology itself has been upgraded to handle faster pass-over rates, meaning that scanning an A3 sheet can be done smoothly and quickly.
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Meanwhile, what similar liquid-scanning technology has the TSA adopted in the six years since a would-be terrorist tried to blow up a plane with liquid explosives?
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Along with Motorola, Connect Things and bar code giant Symbol Technologies, AirClic has raised half a billion dollars to form a company that will put scanning technology into wireless devices.
Technology such as fingerprint readers have become fairly commonplace on PCs, while security conscious private sector and government organizations have been using retinal and iris scanning technology for decades.
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Dr Steven Willis, senior lecturer in archaeology at the University of Kent, said laser-scanning technology had been used to analyse the helmet and establish details of its manufacture, decoration and use.
Google will not discuss its proprietary scanning technology, but, rather than investing in page-turning equipment, the company employs people to operate the machines, I was told by someone familiar with the process.
The laser scanning technology enabled us to investigate the natural environment in a completely new light by bringing the outcrop with its inaccessible cliffs, volcanic fissures and lava lakes into the computer where it could be analysed.
"With mobeam-enabled applications, the checkout process becomes much easier for mobile users, and retailers don't incur the expense of overhauling their scanning technology, " said Chris Quinlan, founder and CEO of Ohana Companies, a leading provider of promotional marketing services.
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If the producers of QR scanning technology can finally realize the benefit of standardization, then the businesses that dominate with QR promotions will be the ones that open their eyes to what can and will be done with this incredible technology.
Hilariously, it appears that the co-founder of Microsoft didn't provide his lawyers with basic scanning technology, because the PDF of the exhibits they uploaded to the court's web site is just epically bad -- check out everything they say infringes in the gallery below.
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Terahertz light - which lies between infrared light like that used by remote controls and the microwaves in the appliance of the same name - has become popular in scanning technology at airports and museums' back rooms because it can extract information without risk of damage.
Twice backlight scanning motion and improved contrast ratio with finer local dimming control contribute to crisp and superior picture quality with improved color accuracy. 4200 Backlight Scanning technology reduces motion blur and loss of detail in fast-moving images, along with 1080p resolution and dot noise reduction, each of the 16 models feature unmatched, vivid and true-to-life picture quality.
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The 42- and 47-inch diagonal LCD displays deploy a multitouch screen that uses unique scanning infrared technology, including embedded sensors to provide more accurate touch recognition.
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But DNA chip technology for scanning these so-called single nucleotide polymorphisms, or SNPs ("snips"), was prohibitively expensive in 2000.
Companies hire staff doctors whose main role is to use advanced technology (scanning, molecular, etc.) to diagnose employee ills.
In addition, the panel's backlight scanning utilizes 4200 BLS technology, which provides a clearer picture to enjoy fast-moving scenes.
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Simple facial scanning, as in the Fujitsu technology, offers a potential solution to finding A Fib and seeking treatment prior to a devastating stroke.
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The existence of genetically identical siblings will have to be taken into account, but the new technology will make iris-scanning and hand-geometry systems seem quaint.
More and more people are being diagnosed with these lesions as we use more medical imaging technology such as ultrasound, X-ray and CT scanning.
The technology sounds somewhat similar to Tripit, which organizes travel information by scanning email itineraries.
Launched in 2002, it was meant to revolutionise the way technology was used in the health service by paving the way for electronic records, digital scanning and integrated IT systems across hospitals and community care.
There is only a handful of body-scanning booths in use today (the army is using a few to outfit its recruits), and the technology is still too bulky and expensive for all but a few adventurous retailers.
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