March
18th 2008
Posted under Slices of Awesome
A camera that can “see” explosives, drugs and weapons hidden under clothing from 25 meters has been invented.
The ThruVision system could be deployed at airports, railway stations or other public spaces.
It is based on so-called “terahertz”, or T-ray, technology, normally used by astronomers to study dying stars.
Although it is able to see through clothes it does not reveal “body detail” or subject people to “harmful radiation”, according to the designers.
Source: BBC News