If the TSA's full body scanners make you nervous, the Department of Homeland Security's new molecular scanner may have you locking yourself at home and ordering in for the rest of your life.

Gizmodo is reporting that the government agency has been working with subcontractor In-Q-Tel to develop a new laser-based scanner that will be able to tell more about you than ever before, from your adrenaline level to what you ate for breakfast. The anonymous report indicates the molecular scanner is ten million times faster and one million times more sensitive than current scanners and would be used at airports and border crossings to quickly identify explosives, dangerous chemicals or bio-weapons.

The scanner works by firing a laser which provides molecular-level feedback at distances of up to 50 meters in one-trillionth of a second. The machine is mobile and rack-mountable and can identify trace amounts of explosive residue or drugs, even certain chemical changes in plant life. But according to In-Q-Tel, what makes the new technology even more unique is its compact size. On its website, the company states that "an important benefit of Genia Photonics' implementation as compared to existing solutions is that the entire synchronized laser system is comprised in a single, robust and alignment-free unit that may be easily transported for use in many environments."

Privacy advocates who have objected to other scanning technologies will likely raise similar concerns should the molecular scanner make it to airports and borders. That may not be too far off. The Gizmodo report, citing testimony by under secretary for science and technology Tara O’Toole, says new scanners could be available and in airports within one or two years.

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