100% Successful Weapon Detection Claims Digital Barriers ThruVis
Digital Barriers is claiming their terahertz imaging unit provides functionality similar to an airport body scanner, at a fraction of the cost and in a unit the size of a desktop PC, making it portable, and affordable to a wider array of users.
The company claims the unit was "100% successful" in a test to detect people carrying weapons, however it is not without limitations.
We have specifics on this technology, and how it operates, from a conversation with Digital Barriers.
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