New ‘terahertz’ scanner lets mobile phones see through walls — and through clothes

ROB WAUGH
dailymail.co.uk
April 20, 2012

Comic-book superpowers could become reality as scientists have designed a phone that works as ‘X-Ray spec’.

A hi-tech chip allows a phone to ‘see through’ walls, wood and plastics – and (although the researchers are coy about this) through fabrics such as clothing.

Doctors could also use the imagers to look inside the body for cancer tumours without damaging X-Rays or large, expensive MRI scanners.

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This article was posted: Friday, April 20, 2012 at 12:38 pm

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