How to make microwaves on a chip to replace X-rays for medical imaging and security

Friday, May 30, 2008 - 15:35 in Physics & Chemistry

Is microwave radiation the nondestructive imaging technology of the future? Microwaves with frequencies from a few hundred gigahertz (GHz) up to slightly over 1 terahertz (THz), penetrate just a short distance into surfaces without the ionising damage caused by X-rays...

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