[patriciaruth]

Dr. McCoy strikes again.

[Djarum]

"...the surveillance of criminals citizens through walls."

[RLK]

Try ultrasound. I spent part of an afternoon watching my heart beat on TV. I could also see microstructure in my carotid arteries.

[MedicalMess]

"If it were mass-produced, there is no reason why it could not be available for a cost similar to that of a digital camera."

We might as well get comfortable with eachother because we're all going to be seeing one another naked.

The Supreme Courts ruling that police could not use any surveillance technology that was not used by the average citizen is about to become worthless.

[MedicalMess]

Only metal and materials with a high water content block them."

Date 2010 Headlines:

Mass Purchases of Aluminum Siding Replace Former Market Leader Vinyl in Residential Homes.

[Swordmaker]

Dr Chris Mann, one of the project leaders at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory near Didcot, said: "These [terahertz] waves are just below infrared energy and are given off by virtually everything around us. They are also able to pass through windows, paper, clothing and, in certain instances, walls."

Something doesn't jibe here... the graphic and chart shows the "terahertz" waves as being in GAMMA RAY range, which is FAR ABOVE "Infrared" which is below visible light.

Either the chart is wrong or the scientist is misquoted or someone is scamming someone.

[Looking for Diogenes]

Only metal and materials with a high water content block them.

I predict mylar-coated underwear.

[evolved_rage]

Maybe we could put them in shoe stores, like the old x-rays back in the 40s.