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Fast computers, 5G networks and radar that passes through walls are bringing 'X-ray vision' closer to reality

  • Written by Aly Fathy, Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Tennessee
imageSeeing through walls has long been a staple of comics and science fiction. Something like it could soon be a reality.Paul Gilligan/Photodisc via Getty Images

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