'Jetson' is a Pentagon laser that can identify people by heartbeat

Published June 27, 2019

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An article in TechSpot about advances in biometrics reports that the Pentagon now has a prototype infrared laser called “Jetson” that can identify people by their heartbeat, and interviews Wenyao Xu, associate professor of computer science and engineering in the UB School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

“Compared with face, cardiac biometrics are more stable and can reach more than 98% accuracy,” he said. 

Read the article here.