There's No Place to Hide
The next word in security is a system so thorough that it will reveal even the contents of a cigarette pack hidden in your coat pocket.
Developed by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, the scanner uses holographic imaging technology to provide full-body, 360-degree coverage of a person in near real time. Unlike the technology displayed in Schwarzenegger's sci-fi thriller Total Recall and most of today's scanning devices, this 3-D Body Holo Scanner doesn't use X-rays to obtain its comprehensive images. [Wired]
An interesting story, an interesting technology, but what is nore interesting are the details. I paid a visit to PNNL's web site. They are located in Richland Washington. My former employer (ABI) just moved there. So is there a 'rest of the story'...mj
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