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SPY
TECHNOLOGY
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The
word "SPY" comes from the French word, "espionage".
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What
is Espionage? Espionage is the act of spying. This art has been around
for 4,000 years! Secret messages were written on clay tablets so top-secret
information could be passed on. |
The SPY's mission: to get , duplicate, and/ or steal secret information undetected, and to communicate this information to those who can take action. |
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Today the techniques
and equipment of spying are far more complicated than the earliest
spies could ever have imagined. You might have seen movies where the
spies have a tiny camera hidden in a pen, an umbrella which is really
a poison dart, or a secret message hidden a shoe. |
Today's spy technology inventors are working on some really imaginative creations. Their technology carries out duties that are very dangerous to humans. So humans can be far away from the action. Meet Mike and Kevin Below |
The CIA has an online Virtual Tour of artifacts and tools that spies have used throughout history such as the Silver Dollar Hollow Container and an Enigma Encoding Machine. Meet the CIA's K-9 Corp or Harry and Aerial, Aerial Photography Pigeons |
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Meet Mike |
Kevin
Young and Michael Occhionero are two of creative engineers who work
at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, or
INEEL. |
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More cool technology |
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Military commanders and national leaders need to know if chemical warfare agents are present before sending troops into hostile territory.
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Researchers
at DOE’s Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory can
now detect part-per-million levels of chemical warfare agents. This
is "PINS, portable isotopic neutron spectroscopy, that sees through
steel to identify chemical elements inside a container without opening
the container. |
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Packbot |
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Packbot is a tough little robot Small in size, but durable and versatile, Packbot was designed to venture into areas too dangerous for people. |
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There are even robots that can detect harmful radiation, vacuum dangerous waste, and search for landmines. And there are mini-robots. Read more... |
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A Hazmat Camera and
a protective suit. |
Now
is your chance to meet some real
spies, learn more about robots,
and work with code.
Biographies Words to Know |
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| Many thanks to INEEL (Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory) for their partnership and assistance in this project by providing information and some the photographs. | ||
 The
INEEL is a science-based, applied engineering national laboratory, dedicated
to supporting the DOE's missions in energy, national security, science
and environmental research. The INEEL is operated for the DOE by Bechtel
BWXT Idaho, LLC. |
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