Mail irradiating device born in
Mail irradiating device born in Star Wars plan
Sometime next year, a big chunk of mail going to U.S. government offices in Washington, D.C., will pass by a $5 million device about the size of a short log. The device will zap letters and packages with electron beams designed to kill bacteria — in this case, anthrax. And Titan, a 20-year-old but mostly unknown company, will be largely responsible for safeguarding mail that crosses the desks of the nation's leaders as the U.S. Postal Service installs eight of its systems. If the anthrax threats persist and the Postal Service expands use of the systems, Titan could protect an even bigger share of the 700 million pieces of mail processed daily in the USA. And to think the technology was last used to zap hot dogs.
