When most people tackle DIY projects related to airports, it's usually some kind of over-the-top commercial airline simulator. But not Ben Krasnow He took a decidedly different approach by building his own X-ray backscatter machine using various parts found on eBay. Read More >>
Ever wonder what it would be like to gaze at the iPhone 5 with superhero-calibre X-ray vision? Wonder no more, because an engineer named Alex Caron has snapped a couple of X-ray images of Apple's newest smartphone. Read More >>
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"Backscatter" X-ray machines, which bombard your body with radiation at the airport, are a subject of controversy in the US. Not in Europe, Mother Jones reports—the machines are now banned throughout the entire EU over cancer risks. Good. Read More >>
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