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T-Rays May Make Lines At Airport Shorter

by Darren

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Are you sick of having to take off your shoes at the airport? Well, you aren’t alone. A new technology called T-Rays will mean security could easily and safely scan your feet, without you ever removing your footwear. The reason: the time has come for small devices that can handle most routine jobs.

T-rays have been difficult to generate without using a host of bulky equipment. But researchers at Argonne have found a simple way to generate T-rays — terahertz radiation — using special, high-temperature superconducting crystals in a compact device.

“We developed a new source for terahertz radiation,” Welp said. The work, done with researchers in Turkey and Japan, represents “a big step forward,” he said.

T-rays are part of the electromagnetic spectrum that lies between microwaves on the low end and infrared radiation on the high end.

The best part is, T-Rays aren’t harmful to your health. I’m sure we’ll be hearing much more about these devices in coming months.

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