A camera that is sophisticated enough to tell if you have sugar in your pocket, not cocaine from a distance of 40ft., but doesn’t see your naughty bits could find a home at security points in airports or at borders throughout the globe. At least that’s what ThruVision, the company developing the T5000 camera hopes. The camera sees objects that emit Terahertz, or T-rays, which pretty much includes all people and most objects. T-rays are a form of low level energy naturally emitted from all materials, including rocks, plants, animals and people. They can pass through smoke, clouds and many solid materials like clothing, and in some cases, even walls, the company claims. WHAT’S NEW?: Terahertz and terahertz technology in general is making a splash in a variety of communities. Durham Photonics, says it will build a terahertz microscope, that will help scientists analyze cells to help separate healthy from unhealthy ones.
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