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From the News Desk
Monday, 10. March 2008
British Company Makes See-thru Camera
British based ThruVision had developed a camera that can do what other cameras aren't capable of doing: being able to see through people's clothing.
Called the T5000 passive terahertz imaging system, the camera can image both metallic and non-metallic threat objects, including explosives, liquids, narcotics, weapons, plastics, and ceramics hidden under clothing on still or moving subjects without revealing any body detail.
ThruVision came up with the technology for the T5000 in collaboration with the European Space Agency and from studying research by astronomers into dying stars. The technology works on the basis that all people and objects emit low levels of electromagnetic radiation. Terahertz rays lie somewhere between infrared and microwaves on the electromagnetic spectrum and travel through clouds and walls. Depending on the material, the signature of the wave is different, so that explosives can be distinguished from a block of clay and cocaine is different from a bag of flour.
According to the company, their camera is designed for the protection of human life and property at key political, business, tourist, and economic infrastructure sites.
Clive Beattie, chief executive of ThruVision, said, "Acts of terrorism have shaken the world in recent years, and security precautions have been tightened globally." Therefore, this camera can be used at international airports, public transport facilities, large sporting events, check point control installations, and other high-security points of interest.
Called the T5000 passive terahertz imaging system, the camera can image both metallic and non-metallic threat objects, including explosives, liquids, narcotics, weapons, plastics, and ceramics hidden under clothing on still or moving subjects without revealing any body detail.
ThruVision came up with the technology for the T5000 in collaboration with the European Space Agency and from studying research by astronomers into dying stars. The technology works on the basis that all people and objects emit low levels of electromagnetic radiation. Terahertz rays lie somewhere between infrared and microwaves on the electromagnetic spectrum and travel through clouds and walls. Depending on the material, the signature of the wave is different, so that explosives can be distinguished from a block of clay and cocaine is different from a bag of flour.
According to the company, their camera is designed for the protection of human life and property at key political, business, tourist, and economic infrastructure sites.
Clive Beattie, chief executive of ThruVision, said, "Acts of terrorism have shaken the world in recent years, and security precautions have been tightened globally." Therefore, this camera can be used at international airports, public transport facilities, large sporting events, check point control installations, and other high-security points of interest.
