Originally Posted by
RatherBeOnATrain
That's too bad... here are a few lines from the press release:
The CTX 9800 delivers high-resolution 3D images in both medium- and high-speed configurations allowing it to meet the needs of any mid-sized or larger airport. Morpho Detection's unique Clarity technology, found in the CTX 9800, enables it to screen checked luggage at higher speeds while continuing to deliver high-resolution 3D images of each bag. The system then automatically compares the contents of the bag with the properties of known threat explosives using a series of algorithms.
It is still a visual imaging technologies -- if you're a bad guy, all you have to do is make sure your nefarious devices does not look like a "know threat explosive".
It's an x-ray system. Supposedly it can accurately detect the density of both liquids and solids and compare them to known values for explosives.