'There isn't anything like this today.'
"There isn't anything like this today."If you want "X-ray vision," you may no longer need to be an actual Superman. It's now possible for your average Joe Blow to see through objects — with the right bleeding-edge tech, that is., researchers at MIT have designed such a device in the form of a modified Microsoft Hololens headset they're calling X-AR. And yes, it does endow the wearer with the ability to see through stuff — sort of.
"Our whole goal with this project was to build an augmented reality system that allows you to see things that are invisible — things that are in boxes or around corners," said senior author Fadel Adib, an associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science at MIT, in aThe intended purpose of X-AR is decidedly less dramatic than how X-ray vision is deployed in comics.
During testing, the X-AR was able to pinpoint items within around four inches, guiding users to the correct item with 96 percent accuracy.
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