Pocket X-Ray Scanner
March 19, 2013 | Terry Sharrer
Described as “an accelerator about the size of a stick of gum,” engineers at the University of Missouri have invented an X-ray generator that could be fashioned into a hand-held, pocket sized instrument for medical imaging and other uses. Equally important as its small size is its low electricity requirement. MORE
Image Credit: Peter Norgard, University of Missouri