Wearable terahertz scanning device for inspection of medical equipment and the human body
Tuesday, November 15, 2016 - 06:01
in Physics & Chemistry
Scientists at the Tokyo Institute of Technology have developed a portable and wearable terahertz scanning device using arrays of carbon nanotubes for non-invasive inspection of three-dimensional objects without requiring bulky peripheral optical components. The device is expected to have wide-ranging applications including noninvasive inspections of medical and drug delivery equipment such as syringes, as well as imaging cancer cells, blood clots, sweat glands and teeth. The findings are published in Nature Photonics, November 2016.