According to TSA (Transport and Security Administration),
Millimeter Wave Technology, another form of body-imaging technology, uses non-ionizing electromagnetic waves to generate an image based on the energy reflected from the body. The images generated through millimeter wave are lower-resolution than that of x-ray backscatter, and as a result, privacy may be less of a concern for the traveling public. TSA anticipates that both 'passive' and 'active' millimeter wave technology will be deployed at pilot sites in the near future.
Rafi Gabay, Head of Customs at Israel’s Ben Gurion airport, believes that the ‘Millimeter Waves’ device, manufactured by TSA can be used to detect smuggled diamonds.
Useful links:www.tsa.govwww.iaa.gov.il
Thomas Schütte is an important German contemporary artist + his Model for a Hotel 2007, a sculpture that has occupied the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square since last November is rather interesting. It's made from transparent plates of red, blue and yellow glass stacked like bookshelves. What's intriguing is its simplicity. Great concept.
Vincent Callebaut's designs are phenomenal, a completely self-sufficient floating city intended to provide shelter for future climate change refugees. A unique biomimicry. What a great concept! I hope Callebaut's designs will inspire creative solutions to climate change problems.
The Official Filthy Rich Handbook by Christopher Tennant is a great book about the über rich + it's informative and witty. I liked it.