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Military Tech Could Lead To ‘See-Through’ Walls

Scientists working for the Ministry of Defence are conducting research that could lead to scanners with the ability to see underground or through walls.

Experts working at MOD Porton Down labs have developed a device which detects tiny fluctuations in gravity. The technology, announced on an upcoming BBC documentary, could also lead to stealth technology invisible to radar and immune to jamming.

Neil Stansfield, from the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory told The Telegraph

“We are not sending out a wave of any form, we are detecting the gravitational influence on an object. There’s nothing that we are sending out that can be interfered with… I think until about five years ago, this was seen as laboratory stuff and it will be 20 or 30 years before we can harness this. My view is that it’s much closer.”

The new sensors work using lasers which freeze atoms and then measure any changes to the gravitational pull of nearby objects.

The technology also has potential for civilian use that could lead to replacing GPS satellites.

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