Seems the US Department of Homeland Security is working on a new technology they call 'FAST' for 'Future Attribute Screening Technologies'. The combination of sensors and software can recognize people with hostile intent, just by looking at them. Seems like that would be particularly difficult in a long line at the airport. They're currently claiming a fairly high success rate, along with being able to detect deception. Hopefully they won't teach the system to play cards.
Read a bit more via 'The New Scientist' blog:
www.newscientist.com
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