The feds may soon understand how in your heart. Literally. Earlier this month, the forward-thinkers over at DARPA announced plans to develop new technologies able to identifying human life through walls. This system, called “Biometrics-at-a-distance,” would essentially combine two pre-existing Pentagon projects: the Radar Scope , a tool that may see through walls, and 2009′s LifeReader, a system that uses Doppler radar to detect heartbeats. Though the army already employs a handful of devices to assist soldiers see humans from behind walls, DARPA apparently thinks there’s room for improvement. Most contemporary technologies, as an example, only work from a maximum distance of eight meters, and are not as accurate within more densely populated areas. DARPA wants its next project to increase this range beyond ten meters, while sharpening its ability to penetrate thicker obstructions. The agency also wants its sensor to spot individual humans using electrocardiography, which traces the heart’s electrical activity. In keeping with DARPA, this may allow users to pinpoint as much as ten people mutually, that can pay dividends during disaster rescue efforts, military operations, or your next Eyes Wide Shut party.
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