Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Quantum Holography

Posted by Hemos on from the peering-into-the-cat dept.

Buzz Skyline writes "Physicists succeed where psychics fail. Researchers from Boston University propose a quantum holography system that can construct 3d images of objects sealed in closed containers. Could it lead to quantum luggage scanners at the airport?"

3 of 207 comments (clear)

  1. This could be used to fight terrorism by dfeldman · · Score: 0, Troll
    Currently, we are at war with an enemy we cannot see who lurks within our borders. Our lawmakers want to try to find this enemy by relaxing the government's self-imposed limitations on searches and seizures, so that it is easier to determine whether a given individual is carrying items that may be used in an act of violence.

    This technology could change everything. Rather than giving law enforcement officers the right to search and harass individuals who fit a "profile" (which, by itself, tends to favor searching Arab and other Middle Eastern types), the government could instead mandate the use of a holographic device such as the one described in this article. The advantages of this approach is that it is not invasive (people will not be embarrassed or inconvenienced by needless searches) and that it would be more effective because it could quickly be used to scan, say, every bag or container in an airport.

    This sort of device would also render body cavity searches obsolete. Rather than training LEOs to probe peoples' orifices in a vain attempt to find drugs or weapons, people could be seamlessly screened as they enter "sensitive" buildings. These devices would do for terrorism what store security cameras did for shoplifting: nearly stop it dead in its tracks.

    I, for one, would rather see law enforcement widely deploy these devices, rather than subject me to degrading searches. Certainly the majority of Americans feel the same way. We can have our cake and eat it too.

    df

  2. Applications? by base2op · · Score: 0, Troll

    Forget detecting cancer and airport security. Imagine what this could do for voyeur pr0n! : P

    And speaking of psychics, why do I know that the only people that'll read this post will be browsing at -1?

  3. Your wifey by Crufty+Crotch · · Score: 0, Troll


    Trust me, friend... your wife is definitely cheating on you. She just loves my crufty balls.

    --

    Yeah, that's right... lick my crufty balls.