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It’s Shockingly Easy To Hide Guns And Bombs From Backscatter Scanners
The TSA’s full-body scanners never seemed like a very good idea. They’re a great way to unwittingly show your naked body to government officials, for one. They’re also insanely easy to trick. We’ve suspected as much for some time now, but a team of university researchers just confirmed some scary security flaws.
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NASA Releases Spectacular X-Ray Image Of An Entire Spiral Galaxy
This is The Whirlpool — the common name of M51, a spiral galaxy similar to our own Milky Way estimated to be 50,000 to 100,000 light years across. The purple dots that make it look like the biggest neon sign in the Universe are X-ray sources as seen by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory.
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X-Rayed Flying Bats Are Just What Your Nightmares Need
When bats aren’t performing surreal renditions of a certain campy TV show, they’re probably flying around, doing bat-like activities. Maybe you’ve seen a bat flapping its wings… but have you seen an X-rayed bat flapping its wings? Yeah, someone’s gone and done that.
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This Is The Future Of Medical Imaging
Forget x-rays, bin the ultrasound, and say goodbye to MRI as you know it. The future of medical imaging is on its way, and it will give doctors a startlingly realistic view of what’s happening inside your body.