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Terahertz Imagery Progresses

Posted by michael on from the see-thru dept.

ke4roh writes "Since Slashdot last discussed terahertz imaging, the European Space Agency's Star Tiger project has taken terahertz images of a human hand. Some of the pictures show just how useful the imagery might be for peering through walls and such - one of the images is through a 15mm pad of paper." The EE Times has another story.

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  1. Terehertz Specs by EvilSporkMan · · Score: 5, Funny

    I predict the #1 use for this technology will eventually be peeking through woman's clothes.

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    1. Re:Terehertz Specs by guido1 · · Score: 3, Funny

      I predict the #1 use for this technology will eventually be peeking through woman's clothes.

      Unfortunately, they prototyped it by peeking through a guys clothes, so it may never catch on.

      See the image and avi here...

    2. Re:Terehertz Specs by greechneb · · Score: 4, Funny
      Seeing through clothing might be an option, but did they have to use this guy?

      picture

      video

    3. Re:Terehertz Specs by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      At least the guy had big tits tho.

  2. Woohoo! by d3kk · · Score: 3, Funny

    No more wishing for x-ray vision. Woman's locker room here I come!

  3. Imagine... by MisterFancypants · · Score: 4, Funny

    Imagine a Beowulf cluster of these taking pictures of Natalie Portman.

  4. Great by LordKaT · · Score: 5, Funny
    A news story about images . . . and no images!


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  5. Yea but... by welthqa · · Score: 4, Funny

    In Alias the terahertz camera could see thru 30 meters of earth.

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    1. Re:Yea but... by martissimo · · Score: 3, Funny

      When you have Jennifer Garner filling the screen in various states of undress, basic physics is really not all that important ;)

  6. Old news by redbeard_ak · · Score: 4, Funny

    These things have been available in comic books for years.

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  7. Oh great by creative_name · · Score: 5, Funny

    As if the black car sitting outside my house wasn't enough, now I have to deal with this kind of government surveillance too!? At least now I know where they got the pictures of my Anti RIAA boxers from...

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  8. useless by steelerguy · · Score: 5, Funny

    until you can make out a nipple...

  9. moths by greechneb · · Score: 4, Funny

    According to the article, the frequencies are used only certain moths. It also talks about using the frequency to carry terabit wireless networks...

    Does this mean that that I could use the wireless network to create swarm of attack moths that can see through reams of paper.

    I can finally overtake the pointy haired boss and rule the office!

  10. Can see through clothing... by $$$$$exyGal · · Score: 4, Funny
    ... the project has also released pictures of the human body imaged through clothing.

    Where are those pictures ;-)? Weren't there some night-vision camera's that also did that?

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  11. Apple. by Daleks · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just wait, by tomorrow morning Apple will have an article on their webpage about the "Terahertz Myth." Soon afterwards AMD will release the Athlon XP 1100000+, but it will really run at 700000 Mhz.

    Posted from Mac OS X.

  12. Also recently discovered by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    An image of a hand in the 430-750 trillion Hz range shows remarkably more clarity than the new technology!

  13. Ugh... by da3dAlus · · Score: 3, Funny

    Imagine the X10 camera ads this will bring forth...

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  14. Re:Practical Application by Arcturax · · Score: 5, Funny

    They are already working on those for airports. In a way, I will feel sorry for them having to see me naked just so I can get to my plane faster.

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  15. Um... by Elwood+P+Dowd · · Score: 4, Funny

    From the article:

    Everything gives off terahertz radiation naturally, and like radio waves -- but unlike heat or light -- the waves can pass through some solid objects.

    Light waves can't pass through solid objects? Except, you know, glass. Or clear plastic. Visible light can't pass through things that are opaque, moron. That's why they invented the damn word in the first place.

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  16. Dude by Exiler · · Score: 5, Funny

    Locker room, they're already naked!

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  17. Re:I can just see the spam now... by dirvish · · Score: 3, Funny

    You could see if your neighbor is plotting against you and then preemtively strike him.

    Protect yourself from armed muggers! .... Not sure how that would work. You would probably get pretty tired running away from every armed person, depending on where you live.

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  18. Re:Practical Application by JDWTopGuy · · Score: 3, Funny

    Maybe, but some of us geeks who live on pizza and cola (or beer, whatever) and never work out might get through a lot faster!!!

    Besides, why would you need a strip search if you're already seeing them naked?

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