FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., Oct. 6 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news release:
One day, terahertz cameras could scan an airplane wing made of fiber-reinforced composite material and detect damage caused by repeated stress. A terahertz camera could be used by doctors to look inside the body without the ionizing radiation risks associated with X-ray imaging. It could even detect skin cancer before any visual evidence appears.
Junliang Dong, a U of A assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science, received a prestigious NSF CAREER Awardfor $500,000to develop the terahertz imaging technology for applications in healthcare, aerospace,and archaeology and art history. Dong is also developing high-speed terahertz ...