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December 14, 2012 01:27 am GMT
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Future Phones May Be Able to See Through Objects
Smartphone imaging is pretty advanced these days. You can use the camera to takes videos, high-def photographs and even make panoramic images. One day you might be able to use your camera to see through walls.
That capability could come from a new kind of computer chip that operates in the part of the radio spectrum, known as the terahertz range. In this range, wavelengths of radiation are longer than infrared light and shorter than those of high-frequency radio.
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Terahertz radiation can penetrate solids in a way similar to X rays, but because it doesnt carry as much energy, it won't damage tissue. Terahertz frequencies are also better than…
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