Backpack to the future: The device that lets you see through walls - Polidicks

[quote=DailyMail] A British company has developed a backpacked-sized machine that lets you see through walls. The Prism 200c looks through solid objects then displays an image of what is on the other side on a hand-held screen. It is the first time such a device has been manufactured small enough for just one person to use. Scroll down for video [img]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/05/03/article-1382944-0BDF316000000578-963_634x589.jpg[/img] No obstacle: The Prism 200c looks through solid objects then displays an image of what is on the other side on a hand-held screen Makers Cambridge Consultants expect it will be used by law enforcement agencies, emergency services or soldiers in ‘high-risk and hostile situations with minimal time and very narrow margin for error’. The Prism can see through wood, concrete or bricks and gives a 3-D image of any movement inside the building. Users stand with their back to the wall as the machine scans using ultra-wideband radio frequencies then look at the display to see what is going on. The machine can also be linked up remotely to computers so commanders back at base know what is going on. Ultra-wideband, also known as pulse radio, is very hard to detect and is able to work in a large area. [img]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/05/03/article-1382944-0BE16BDE00000578-772_634x372.jpg[/img] Spotted: The red dots in this demonstration indicate three people on the other side of a wall [img]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/05/03/article-1382944-0BDF32D700000578-29_306x459.jpg[/img] Makers Cambridge Consultants expect the portable Prism 200c will be used by law enforcement agencies, emergency services or soldiers in ‘high-risk and hostile situations' A video on the Cambridge Consultants website shows three people standing in a room with a Prism on the other side and three red dots on the display representing each of them. A fourth walks into the room and a fourth dot appears moving across the screen. Cambridge says of the Prism: ‘This compact, portable and durable product uses advanced signal processing to highlight moving people and objects in cluttered environments, through doors or brick, block and concrete walls. ‘Prism 200 is easy to use and with the press of a button, operators can switch between front, plan or profile views for a complete picture. The user can also observe the scenario in a 3D view, where the perspective can be rotated to look at a room or building from various vantage points.’ Cambridge is now developing a more advanced device which could find inanimate objects such as weapons or contraband behind walls. The ‘Sprint’ gadget could find also help emergency crews find pipes and wires and avoid them when mounting a rescue. The prototype is the size of a sheet of A4 paper. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2ehrcyAnXc[/media] [/quote] Read more: [url]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1382944/Back-pack-future-Prism-200c-device-lets-walls.html#ixzz1LNXIrLwY[/url]

Well, X-rays are hazardous radiation, so the radio version seems safer and healthier. Then again you have to take risks sometimes.

No good unless you can see naked ladies in detail though walls. In reality, the potential this device has for saving people trapped in fallen buildings is huge, think about all the lifes that could be saved if people could be found early after a disaster.

Also, I can imagine X-ray tubes being: 1 - Lethal for pretty much everyone involved. 2 - Easy to break. (X-ray tubes) 3 - Requiring fuckton of power to see through such solid objects.

[QUOTE=paul simon;29608712]Also, I can imagine X-ray tubes being: 1 - Lethal for pretty much everyone involved. 2 - Easy to break. (X-ray tubes) 3 - Requiring fuckton of power to see through such solid objects.[/QUOTE] Not to mention the HUGE amount of heat generated for such a quantity of waves.

Looks like, just from the video, you have to be moving or it won't pick you up

[img]http://regmedia.co.uk/2010/02/22/motion_tracker.jpg[/img] BEEP BEEP BEEP

[QUOTE=OzJackal;29608637]This doesn't seem very...efficient? X-Ray would seem like a more logical choice. Still cool, none the less.[/QUOTE] You need something that bounces back at the device so it can read them. X-rays are too "hard" a radiation to do that [editline]4th May 2011[/editline] Also, in before Modern Warfare 2

Looks like pong pro edition

More standard video game gear becoming real :buddy:

[QUOTE=Whomobile;29608684]No good unless you can see naked ladies in detail though walls. In reality, the potential this device has for saving people trapped in fallen buildings is huge, think about all the lifes that could be saved if people could be found early after a disaster.[/QUOTE] So, it's like a metal detector, but for people?

[QUOTE=Frisk;29609375]So, it's like a metal detector, but for people?[/QUOTE] A meat detector :v:

This reminds me of the motion sensor in Halo.

Wall hacks IRL

Make a robot that uses this tech to fire through walls, killing everyone in the room, or takes out everyone but a hostage without even entering.

Irl Wall hacks.

I wonder why it can only pick up moving targets. Picking up stationary metal objects should be pretty easy as well, seeing as metal is very good at reflecting radio waves.

More like a radar hack

Oh dear God yes, first type of actual motion sensor [editline]4th May 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Nerts;29609136]More standard video game gear becoming real :buddy:[/QUOTE] inb4 all of USA special forces are equipped with heartbeat sensors

Radio waves, eh? Throw a tinfoil party.

[QUOTE=Camundongo;29611646]I wonder why it can only pick up moving targets. Picking up stationary metal objects should be pretty easy as well, seeing as metal is very good at reflecting radio waves.[/QUOTE] They probably thought about it but thinking there's 20 terrorists in a kitchen when there's one dude could be pretty bad.

omg cheater ban pls

The better add some sort of way to hook it up to the wall so someone doesn't have to stand there, holding it to the wall.

Isn't this the same thing you use to see through the ground but more portable?

It's ok, but not as cool as I thought it would be.

[QUOTE=Canary;29612430]Isn't this the same thing you use to see through the ground but more portable?[/QUOTE] Pretty much, though I'm guessing this uses the Doppler effect to detect movement.

So will it be possible to use some form of this to replace X-rays?

This looks very retro.

This is SORCERY. SORCERY I SAY!

[QUOTE=LunchboxOfDoom;29618182]This is SORCERY. SORCERY I SAY![/QUOTE] I'll get my scales!