A Missouri University engineering team has invented a compact source of X-rays and other forms of radiation — a development that could lead to smaller handheld X-ray scanners. The radiation source ...

The days of dumping your bottle of water at airport security could soon be over thanks to a new airport scanner that can tell the difference between water and liquid explosives. The scanner, which has ...

An X-ray scanner that not only produces an image of an object but can also identify precisely what material it is made of, is being developed for use in airport security. The scanner, which is being ...

SIMON Harris was painted red with “absolute fury” today following another art scandal that saw the National Gallery splash €125,000 on a scanner that they can’t use. It comes as the new Arts Minister ...

A new hi-tech X-ray body scanner installed at a Kent jail has already found a number of illegal items. HMP Elmley in Eastchurch on Sheppey is one of 16 prisons across the UK to have the ...

A new X-ray body scanner to stop illegal items being smuggled into HMP Lowdham Grange has already caught drugs and mobile phones. The Ministry of Justice has installed what it describes as ...

X-ray proof underwear that protects passengers' modesty when walking through airport full-body scanners could soon be available. Steve Bradshaw, 54, has invented underwear and vests - for men and ...

CHILDREN will be not be subjected to a X-ray body scanner which produces "naked" images of flight passengers, airport officials said today. Bosses at Manchester Airport had a rethink on allowing under ...

X-ray cameras that would "undress" passers-by in a bid to thwart terrorists concealing weapons, could be coming to a street near you, according to reports. Aside from the obvious privacy issues, would ...

One of Britain's largest prisons stopped using X-ray body scanners to detect contraband for "unclear legal reasons", a report has revealed. HMP Wandsworth was questioned by inspectors as to why the ...