The secrets of an island in Nova Scotia may be uncovered with the help of a B.C. company.<\/p>\n
For more than 200 years, Oak Island has attracted treasure hunters due to rumours of artifacts and gold buried on the island.<\/p>\n
Ideon Technologies uses the energy from supernova explosions in space to help provide x-ray imaging beneath the surface of the earth.<\/p>\n
It is part of a process called Muon Tomography and can penetrate up to one kilometre under the earths surface, according to the company, providing images that are similar to human x-rays.<\/p>\n
It is typically used for mining operations.<\/p>\n
Now, the Richmond-based company will use the technology to hopefully uncover the mysteries of Oak Island as part of History Channels reality TV show The Curse of Oak Island.<\/p>\n
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What an adventure to explore a 200-year-old mystery and use state-of-the-art technologies to try and unravel the mystery, and so were very excited about the progress and the relationship were making with the team there, Gary Agnew, CEO and co-founder of Ideon Technologies told Global News.<\/p>\n
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Archeologists have also used this technology to explore the insides of the pyramids but the results are not instant.<\/p>\n
The company said detectors have to be left underground for up to seven months before results can start to appear.<\/p>\n
Ideon began deploying Muon Tomography on Oak Island late last year and more than a dozen detectors are already pushing data back to the labs in B.C.<\/p>\n
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It is expected the results will be shown on the next season of the reality show.<\/p>\n
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