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Chip-Scale Terahertz Imaging for Security and Medicine
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Episode Chip-Scale Terahertz Imaging for Security and Medicine
In this episode of The Hardware Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how terahertz imaging is finally leaving the lab and shrinking onto a chip. They break down the physics of the 'terahertz gap,' the progress in silicon-based sources and detectors, and the two big use cases that are driving development: non-invasive security scanning and medical diagnostics. With specific examples like the Passport scanner and a 2025 Nature paper from MIT, they explain why this technology has been so hard to commercialize and what recent breakthroughs mean for the next few years. A practical, numbers-driven conversation about a sensor technology that could replace X-rays in some roles and make full-body scanners at airports faster and safer.
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