And you thought the scanners were bad...

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And you thought the scanners were bad... Jul 10, 2012 12:52:11 GMT -5

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Post by wawa on Jul 10, 2012 12:52:11 GMT -5

Anybody know how tin foil hatty this is?

gizmodo.com/5923980/the-secret-government-laser-that-instantly-knows-everything-about-you

Within the next year or two, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will instantly know everything about your body, clothes, and luggage with a new laser-based molecular scanner fired from 164 feet (50 meters) away. From traces of drugs or gun powder on your clothes to what you had for breakfast to the adrenaline level in your body—agents will be able to get any information they want without even touching you.

And without you knowing it.
The technology is so incredibly effective that, in November 2011, its inventors were subcontracted by In-Q-Tel to work with the US Department of Homeland Security. In-Q-Tel is a company founded "in February 1999 by a group of private citizens at the request of the Director of the CIA and with the support of the U.S. Congress." According to In-Q-Tel, they are the bridge between the Agency and new technology companies.

Their plan is to install this molecular-level scanning in airports and border crossings all across the United States. The official, stated goal of this arrangement is to be able to quickly identify explosives, dangerous chemicals, or bioweapons at a distance.

The machine is ten million times faster—and one million times more sensitive—than any currently available system. That means that it can be used systematically on everyone passing through airport security, not just suspect or randomly sampled people.

Analyzing everything in real time
But the machine can sniff out a lot more than just explosives, chemicals and bioweapons. The company that invented it, Genia Photonics, says that its laser scanner technology is able to "penetrate clothing and many other organic materials and offers spectroscopic information, especially for materials that impact safety such as explosives and pharmacological substances." [PDF]

Formed in Montreal in 2009 by PhDs with specialties in lasers and fiber optics, Genia Photonics has 30 patents on this technology, claiming incredible biomedical and industrial applications—from identifying individual cancer cells in a real-time scan of a patient, to detecting trace amounts of harmful chemicals in sensitive manufacturing processes.

(there is more at the link. Also linked sources)

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basilosaurus Elder Posts: 12,283 Likes: 5,488	And you thought the scanners were bad... Jul 10, 2012 12:54:18 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by basilosaurus on Jul 10, 2012 12:54:18 GMT -5 They won't see through the tin foil I'll have layered under my clothes!
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pixy0stix Moderator Mod for CE&P Posts: 63,244 Likes: 146,468	And you thought the scanners were bad... Jul 10, 2012 12:54:44 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by pixy0stix on Jul 10, 2012 12:54:44 GMT -5 If this is true, then why haven't they developed a teleporter yet? Huh? Answer THAT question.
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