Goodbye to the ban on liquids in carry-ons? It may be coming.

Last May, the EU announced it would end the ban on liquids in carry-ons by 2013. It believes the technology is available that would allow the safe transport of liquids.

The ban would be lifted in phases. The first taking place this April.

According to the EU, starting April 29: “transit passengers, beginning journeys in a non-EU country but taking a connecting flight inside the EU, will be able to keep any liquids purchased at the airport or onboard their first flight in their hand luggage, provided that it is in a sealed tamper-proof clear bag with proof of purchase attached.”

The move is designed to end the process of transit passengers being forced to give up duty-free purchases before taking a connecting flight.

Now before you start wondering how the U.S. feels about it, well, they may have their own answer.

A machine originally designed to test the quality of wine in a bottle,is being modified to look for explosives.

The inventor says the patented machine uses MRI technology to tell if wine in an unopened bottle is good or spoiled. He said he can convert the machine to tell if a liquid is either dangerous or not.

The Department of Homeland Security has been funding the project.

(Frank II)