Will MIT’s 'x-ray vision' help soldiers see through walls?

A complex new machine could help soldiers target unseen enemies — even if they're hiding in a concrete building

U.S. soldiers train in a street scene: An MIT invention brings the army a step closer to being able to see through concrete walls.
(Image credit: Samuel King Jr/U.S. Defense)

Though America's robotic drones may be prone to malware attacks, the U.S. military is still consistently at the forefront of cutting-edge technology. The latest? An experimental radar system developed at MIT that could help soldiers "see" enemies moving behind concrete walls, using something akin to "x-ray vision." For the "urban war fighter," such a machine has powerful implications, says MIT's Gregory Charvat, who helped lead the project. A guide to the technology and its possibilities:

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