Lab Rats Develop Heat-Assisted Detection and Ranging (HADAR)

Hey genius. Listen up. Some garage-dwelling engineers have finally created something remotely useful, imaginatively called ‘HADAR’, which stands for Heat-Assisted Detection and Ranging. In layman terms–or as I like to call, your terms–it’s a new toy that uses thermal radiation for better and more accurate detection of distant objects. How innovative…not.

Predictable Implications of This ‘Groundbreaking’ Tech

Think about it, Einstein. If this HADAR thing does what it says on this incredibly boring tin, it might lead to revolutionary improvements in multiple domains. Yeah, like we haven’t heard that one before. Imagine this technology being included in drones, satellites, and autonomous cars. These contraptions could see further and clearer, even in poor visibility conditions. Lives could be saved, catastrophes could be prevented. Yada yada…

Hot Take: Or Should I Say Lukewarm?

Ladies and Gentlemen, brace yourselves for my ground-shatteringly surprising take. This HADAR business reeks of promising tech that’s probably going to overrun our already tech-obsessed lives. Are we really going to be that surprised when we discover these supposedly ‘smart’ devices are actually smarter than us? If your brain wasn’t smaller than a peanut, you’d consider the possibility of privacy invasion and potential misuse before celebrating this ‘invention’.

Original article:https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/08/230801131652.htm