Three-dimensional scanners given green light by TSA

The days of fumbling with electronic devices and bagging up your liquids may soon be behind us as an American tech firm’s scanner gets TSA approval.

A 3D scanner that promises to detect threats faster, improve customer experience and cut queues has been approved the TSA.

Analogic’s ConneCT has been on the cards for some time, but only this week has the company been given the go ahead to demo their product inside American airports.

The key virtue of the commuted tomography scanner is that it provides a 3D image and a 360-degree view to the security staff behind the screen. Laptops and liquids can remain in the bags, cutting queues and providing passengers with a smoother security experience. It is also open to network architecture which means that unlike many present day scanners, it can be updated with third-party software as new threats develop.

ConneCT has taken 10 years of research and development but it seems to be on the cusp of becoming an everyday reality for many flyers.

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