Alison Woollard demonstrates the VeinViewer - a device which allows you to see through the skin. The VeinViewer uses near-infrared light to detect vessels and blood up to 10mm beneath the surface, and projects a picture onto the skin to reveal vessel structure and blood flow in real time.

Clip taken from the 2013 CHRISTMAS LECTURES: Life Fantastic
Lecture 1 - Where do I come from? http://bit.ly/1dSEAYG

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