Not just any camera, this high-tech model developed by researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla can “be used to detect defects in spacecraft insulation, find termites lurking in the walls of your apartment, and help in the diagnosis of skin disease.” Video demonstration after the break.

The camera currently takes 30 images per second by transmitting millimeter and microwaves to a “collector” on the other side of a subject, and then sends them to a laptop for real-time inspection.

[via Engadget]

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