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New map hints at Venus's wet, volcanic past (w/ Video)
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Jul 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Venus Express has charted the first map of Venus's southern hemisphere at infrared wavelengths. The new map hints that our neighbouring world may once have been more Earth-like, with both, ...
Programming tools facilitate use of video game processors for defense needs
Jun 24, 2009 |
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Video gaming computers and video game consoles available today typically contain a graphics processing unit (GPU), which is very efficient at manipulating and displaying computer graphics. However, the unit's ...
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NASA, Grumman sign radar development pact
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 26, 2008 |
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The U.S. space agency and the Northrop Grumman Corp. signed an agreement to develop systems to explore life and climate on Earth and other planets.
Detecting human activities through barriers
Sep 25, 2008 |
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University of Texas professor Hao Ling and Ph.D. candidate, Shobha Ram, are one step closer to making x-ray vision a reality. They are perfecting radar systems that can detect human activities through barriers ...
Rensselaer researchers to develop and test next-generation radar systems
Sep 30, 2009 |
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Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have received a grant for $792,000 from the U.S. Air Force to create a new laboratory for developing and testing next-generation radar systems that overcome ...
Radar deal paves way for new wireless system in Italy
Mar 24, 2009 |
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Italian defence firm Finmeccanica said Tuesday it had won a 260-million-euro (375-million-dollar) radar contract from the air force that will allow for cutting-edge WiMAX Internet technology in Italy.
Cloud radar -- predicting the weather more accurately
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 24, 2008 |
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The weather. It's the one topic of conversation that unites Britain – umbrella or sun cream? Now scientists at the Science and Technology Facilities Council have developed a system that measures the individual layers of ...
Triple Asteroid System Triples Observers' Interest
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Aug 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Radar imaging at NASA's Goldstone Solar System Radar on June 12 and 14, 2009, revealed that near-Earth asteroid 1994 CC is a triple system. Asteroid 1994 CC encountered Earth within 2.52 million ...
Envisat captures South Korea's crude oil leak
Dec 11, 2007 |
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Crude oil from the wrecked 146 000-ton tanker, Hebei Spirit, is seen polluting the sea off South Korea in this Envisat image.
Boston airport testing radar to avoid avian accidents
Jul 14, 2009 |
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Airports have grappled with the issue of sharing the sky with members of the avian family for decades. Most recently, US Airways Flight 1549 was forced to make a water landing in the Hudson River off of New ...
Material to Aid Military in Next Generation Radar Systems Developed
Jul 25, 2006 |
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Researchers at Northeastern University have developed a magnetic material that will enable radar technology used by the U.S. military to be smaller, lighter, and cheaper without compromising on performance.
Arecibo Observatory astronomers discover first near-Earth triple asteroid just 7 million miles away
Feb 14, 2008 |
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Once considered just your average single asteroid, 2001 SN263 has now been revealed as the first near-Earth triple asteroid ever found. The asteroid -- with three bodies orbiting each other -- was discovered ...
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