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Radio Waves 'See' Through Walls

October 12, 2009

University of Utah engineers showed that a wireless network of radio transmitters can track people moving behind solid walls. The system could help police, firefighters and others nab intruders, and also rescue hostages, fire victims and elderly people who fall in their homes. The technology also might help retail marketing and border control. Full Story

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University of Utah

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