Actual See-through Devices
- Thermal imaging goggles are used by various military and police organizations. They are intended for night use, but the longer wavelength of infrared light allows the user to see images through some materials that are impervious to visible light.
- Devices currently in development for airport security are able to see through clothing quite well. These are true X-ray devices, using backscatter X-rays. The devices are not portable and use a typical X-ray display screen, not goggles.
- Cargo scanning, includes the use of X-ray radiography, Dual-energy X-ray radiography, Backscatter X-ray radiography, Muon radiography, Muon tomography, Neutron activation systems, and Gamma-ray radiography.
- Terahertz imaging uses electromagnetic radiation in the terahertz or far infrared range to see through objects in a similar manner to X-rays. It is currently a very expensive new technology, and is being tested for use in customs inspection, firefighting, search and rescue and medical imaging.
- Some video cameras have a night mode that gives an IR image under the right conditions. Digital cameras can also be used.
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