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By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, July 29th, 2014

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Implant Sciences [IMSC] has shipped over $550,000 in previously unannounced orders of its QS-H150 handheld and QS-B220 desktop explosive trace detectors to multiple customers in North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Implant says that customers for the handheld system include an international logistics company, a construction company, an airport, and the embassy of a foreign country. The systems will be used for building security and for the screening of air cargo, and airline passengers and baggage. The Domestic…

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