Acton firm tackling maritime security
Will build scanner for large cargo under US contract
WASHINGTON -- A small Acton company launched by a Massachusetts Institute of Technology physics professor three years ago has been awarded a $1.6 million contract by the federal government to develop what is billed as the world's first scanner capable of determining the contents of large maritime shipping containers and screening for potential terrorist threats within seconds -- without having ... (Full article: 846 words)
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