Episode 509
Can cargo X-ray scanners damage electronics?
We investigate the science of shipping container scanners and the shocking situation a listener encountered...
Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists
June 27, 20224m 3s
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Show Notes
Listener Alaster wrote in to ask "The electricals in my car stopped working after it was transported from Cape Town to the UK. I think there was a fault in the scanner in Cape Town. My question is, how does a car scanner work? Can it damage the electrical components within cars?" Julia Ravey presented this troublesome transport problem to Roger Worrall from the security company Westminster Group PLC... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Topics
Roger Worrallshipping containersx-raycargo scannerselectronic deviceshow do x-rays workx-rays and electronics