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Morpho Detection Tests New Shoe Scanner at Indy Airport

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Wednesday, August 4th, 2010

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Safran Group's Morpho Detection business last month conducted a five day data collection study of its new ShoeScanner system at Indianapolis International Airport, one of the final steps in preparing the system to submit for regulatory approvals. The ShoeScanner features the integration of a magnetometer, Ion Trap Mobility Spectroscopy and Quadrupole Resonance technologies to scan for metal and explosives in shoes and on the lower leg. During the test Morpho Detection collected over 3,000 data points from volunteers who went…

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