this post was submitted on 20 Dec 2025
147 points (99.3% liked)

science

23116 readers
74 users here now

A community to post scientific articles, news, and civil discussion.

rule #1: be kind

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
m3t00@lemmy.world
Joleee@lemmy.world
laverabe@lemmy.world
DeadPand@midwest.social
laverabe@lemmy.zip
147
New quantum antenna reveals a hidden terahertz world (www.sciencedaily.com)
submitted 4 days ago by kalkulat@lemmy.world to c/science@lemmy.world
11 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

"Until recently, the terahertz range was considered a blank area in the electromagnetic spectrum.... positioned between microwaves (used, for example, in Wi-Fi) and infrared .... it holds immense potential for applications that include inspecting packages without harmful X-rays, superspeed 6G communication, and spectroscopy and imaging of organic compounds..."

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

inspecting packages without harmful X-rays

A real boon for detecting testicle cancer.