RE: A new tool for in-building work

[Anders Strom <anders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

FWIW - I saw something similar on Discovery some time back, but it was
developed to give police-officers some advance warning that a suspect was
carrying a weapon.

It was supposed to be able to filter/ignore out objects which weren't
weapons by comparing the returning radar-profile to a database of weapons.
Sounds a bit sci-fi, but on the other hand, it wasn't due for service for
some years to come.

-Anders
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roger Burton West [mailto:roger@firedrake.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2001 10:32 AM
> To: millenniums-end-l@firedrake.org
> Subject: A new tool for in-building work
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> Forwarded-By: roger@firedrake.org
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> >From RISKS 21.25:
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> Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 01:30:46 -0400
> From: Monty Solomon
> Subject: New flashlight sees through doors as well as windows
>
> Police officers serving a warrant or searching for a suspect hiding
> inside a building could soon have a new tool for protecting
> themselves and finding the "bad guy."
>
> A prototype device called the RADAR Flashlight, developed at the
> Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), can detect a human's presence
> through doors and walls up to 8 inches thick.
>
> The device uses a narrow 16-degree radar beam and specialized signal
> processor to discern respiration and/or movement up to three meters
> behind a wall. The device can penetrate even heavy clothing to detect
> respiration and movements of as little as a few millimeters.
>
> http://unisci.com/stories/20012/0416015.htm
>
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