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T5000
No one wants to board a plane with a terrorist, but neither would travelers much enjoy being marched through an irradiating x-ray machine that flashes their naked body to TSA workers. The British company Thruvision’s T5000 is the first security camera to spot a wide range of concealed contraband—bombs, guns, drugs, liquids and plastic explosives—without revealing anatomical details. The T5000 picks up faint electromagnetic signals known as terahertz waves, or T-rays, naturally emitted by all people and things.
11.18.2008 at 04:48pm - Comment by bdew7Alright, let's see. Since I have flown somewhere every year since my birth, I am all for anything that will speed up security. And not being irradiated is always a plus. Hopefully the T5000 will also alleviate people's fears of being exposed to the TSA official manning the scanners. Personally, I couldn't care less. They're just doing their jobs. ~B.
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A New Foldable Flyer
It's not quite a flying car, but after landing, you can tow the Icon A5 home and park it in a garage. It’s one of the first civilian flyers to feature automated folding wings, which slim down the mini seaplane so it can fit on a custom trailer. (An amphibious version offsets the extra weight of landing gear by trading the motorized wings for a manually folding set.)
6.13.2008 at 10:50am - Comment by bdew7Sounds Good! It's gonna be revolutionary. ~B.
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