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SAVING PRIVACY: The three-dimensional scanner that doesn't violate passengers' privacy.

SAVING PRIVACY: The three-dimensional scanner that doesn

New 3D scanner at airports not to show body parts

With full body searches becoming the norm at airports amid terror threats, a Canadian engineer has invented a three-dimensional scanner that doesn't violate passengers' privacy. The new 3D scanner developed by Montreal-based William Awad highlights metal or organic material on a human body without showing the body outline under clothing, according to reports.

OSCAR NOMINEE: A short film by director Gregg Halvey called Kavi has been nominated for an Oscar.

Kavi, the only Oscar entry from India

The film is about an Indian boy, who is forced to work as a modern day slave.

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REEL INDIA: In 2009, the India story was projected through Slumdog Millionaire, The Final Inch and Smile Pinki.

Indian poverty under Oscar scanner again

Last year, Slumdog Millionaire, the rags to riches story of a slum boy swept the Awards.

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