We just reported a few weeks ago on the successful masking of objects from microwaves. Now a research team from Hamburg, Germany has figured out how to make iron (57Fe) transparent to X-rays — and presumably Superman. More »
Nick Veasey is a mad scientist-photographer who X-rays everything that falls into his hands, including a Boeing 777. He did a new series for these holidays: gifts and Christmas trees photographed with his giant X-ray machine. [Nick Veasey via Herald Sun] More »
The US Federal Drug Administration (FDA), which regulates medical technology, has long opposed large-scale X-ray machine deployment, arguing that people shouldn’t be irradiated without a direct medical benefit. So how did 250 X-ray “backscatter” scanners, which potentially increase cancer rates, land in American airports? Because the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) insists they’re safe. More »
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At the heart of the controversy over “body scanners” is a promise: The images of our naked bodies will never be public. US Marshals in a Florida Federal courthouse saved 35,000 images on their scanner. These are those images. More »
Nick Veasey is not superman, but he has one of his superpowers: x-ray vision. Veasey spends his time taking stunning x-ray photographs, including this Boeing 777 and its twin GE90-115B turbofan engines, which took three months and 500 separate x-rays. More »
Have you ever wondered what the iPhone 3GS looks like to someone with X-ray vision…or just a bored TSA employee? No? Well then don’t watch this clip. You wouldn’t be at all interested. [justamp via IntoMobile via Newlaunches]
Since no child says “invasive surgery, I choose you!!” the Pokémon X-ray machine should soon add some smiles to 30 Japanese ICUs.
The Prism 200 lets you see through walls. You can only see things that are moving, but it’s sensitive enough to pick up breathing, hearts beating, or your girlfriend banging your best friend.
