Rice University created vibrations so powerful they can detect people's thoughts through walls.
1Rice University created vibrations so powerful they can detect thoughts through walls.
Rice University scientists have discovered a way to make tiny vibrations, called phonons, interfere with each other more strongly than ever before. Using a special sandwich of silver, graphene, and silicon carbide, they created a record-breaking effect so sensitive it can detect biological processes through solid barriers. These quantum vibrations are so precise they can measure brain activity, heartbeats, and even cellular metabolism from outside the body without any physical contact. The breakthrough uses quantum interference between sound waves at the atomic level, amplifying detection sensitivity by 10,000 times compared to current medical imaging technology. This "quantum stethoscope" could revolutionize medicine by detecting diseases before symptoms appear, monitoring brain activity in real-time, and even reading thoughts through non-invasive measurement of neural electrical activity. The technology works by detecting microscopic vibrations caused by biological processes, essentially allowing doctors to "hear" what's happening inside patients' bodies with unprecedented precision.
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