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April 1st, 2004
Keith NuthallA BRITISH research project is developing a three dimensional airport detection system to pick out concealed objects using harmless microwaves, instead of the harmful x-rays traditionally used in terminals. The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council-funded Northumbria University project is developing a two-stage system using conventional detectors to measure two-dimensional microwave patterns caused by hidden objects and then computer software constructing 3-dimensional images from this data. (http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/). Meanwhile, an ...
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