ThruVision T5000
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The Thruvision T5000 is a camera that exploits low energy terahertz or T-ray radiation to see see objects under clothes from up to 80 feet away. It works on the basis that people emit low level radiation between infrared and microwave rays, which can pass through walls and clouds.[1][2]
The technology was originally developed at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory and initially designed for use in astronomy.
It has attracted interest from police forces, government agencies and airport operators and was reported to have the potential to increase fears that Britain was becoming a surveillance society. Thruvision claims the camera will not show details of naked bodies but only show "explosives, liquids, narcotics, weapons, plastics and ceramics".[3][4]
[edit] References
- ^ Camera 'looks' through clothing. BBC News (2008-03-10).
- ^ Jonathon Leake (2008-03-09). Strip search: camera that sees through clothes from 80ft away. Times Online.
- ^ Luke Baker (2008-03-09). Britain makes camera that "sees" under clothes. Scientific American.
- ^ Charlie Sorrel (2008-03-10). British Security Camera Can See Through Clothes. Wired.
