Wait, they’re reading our auras now? Apparently we all naturally produce ‘terahertz energy’, which ThruVision’s TS4 uses to screen people in motion at up to 15m away. The imaging system picks up explosives, liquids, narcotics, weapons and plastics hidden under clothing without revealing body details.
The demo was run through at Sydney and Melbourne airport, and could be extended to other locations around the country. Sounds like a decent alternative to the more invasive skeletal level x-ray scanners that will soon be trialled here.
And thankfully, the TS4 scanner doesn’t radiate subjects with any energy, it just collects the natural thermal energy that we emit. [ThruVision via Aviation Business]
Danny Allen
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 11:24 AMHa!
prashy
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 11:59 AMThe question i have is, is the plane in the picture an a380? sort of looks like one.
james
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 5:27 PMno. a330
Jon
Saturday, October 22, 2011 at 4:20 AMNope. it’s the B767 (or the B777). Either one they all share the same section 41.
EckyThump
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 12:01 PMNeed images please Danny,.. images!! #]
Anthony
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 12:55 PMAnyone else notice that ‘TS4′ looks like ‘TSA’?
Wade Hextell
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 1:26 PMI think its pretty safe to say that there was never any plane in this photo…the one you see is doctor’d in. I’m going on the A380 this xmas!!!
Ben
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 5:34 PMPassive detection will be much better than active detection. At least we won’t be bombarded with X-rays to get on a plane.
Ryan
Friday, July 29, 2011 at 7:02 PMAnyone else notice that the visible spectrum is at the high end of the terahertz frequencies,
sounds like to me they are just selling the airport infrared cameras