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Trevor Sweetland

The Secret Government Laser That Instantly Knows Everything About You - 1 views

gizmodo.com/...tly-knows-everything-about-you

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shared by Trevor Sweetland on 10 Jul 12 - No Cached
  • a new laser-based molecular scanner fired from 50 meters away
  • From traces of drugs or gun powder on your clothes to what you had for breakfast to the adrenaline level in your body
  • Their plan is to install this molecular-level scanning in airports and border crossings all across the United States.
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  • quickly identify explosives, dangerous chemicals, or bioweapons at a distance
  • ten million times faster—and one million times more sensitive—than any currently available system
  • can be used systematically on everyone passing through airport security
  • penetrate clothing and many other organic materials and offers spectroscopic information, especially for materials that impact safety such as explosives and pharmacological substances.
  • incredible biomedical and industrial applications
  • easily transported for use in many environments
  • molecular-level feedback at distances of up to 50 meters in just picoseconds
  • attached to a computer running a program that will show the information in real time
  • you might start seeing them in airports as soon as 2013
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