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New Homeland Security Laser Scanner Reads People At Molecular Level
Key Excerpts from Article on Website of CBS-DC (Washington DC CBS affiliate)
Posted: July 24th, 2012
http://washington.cbslocal.com/2012/07/11/new-homeland-secur...
The Department of Homeland Security will soon be using a laser at airports that can detect everything about you from over 160 feet away. This laser-based scanner ... could read everything from a persons adrenaline levels, to traces of gun powder on a persons clothes, to illegal substances and it can all be done without a physical search. It also could be used on multiple people at a time, eliminating random searches at airports. The scanner is called the Picosecond Programmable Laser. The device works by blasting its target with lasers which vibrate molecules that are then read by the machine that determine what substances a person has been exposed to. The inventor of this invasive technology is Genia Photonics. Active since 2009, they hold 30 patents on laser technology designed for scanning. In 2011, they formed a partnership with In-Q-Tel, a company chartered by the CIA and Congress to build a bridge between the Agency and a new set of technology innovators. Although the technology could be used by Big Brother, Genia Photonics states that the device could be far more beneficial being used for medical purposes to check for cancer in real time, lipids detection, and patient monitoring.
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