A scanner that could save your skin
June 20th, 2006(AP) -- The mirror on the wall might be able to tell who is the fairest of them all, but BrighTex Bio-Photonics LLC's scanner can tell a whole lot more. Applying technology used for inspecting semiconductor wafers for defects, BrighTex developed the Clarity Pro facial image scanner, which claims to identify bacteria-clogging pores, show where wrinkles are forming and identify skin damage caused by the sun.
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