News tagged with radar technology
Space radar techniques for land mapping
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 17, 2009 |
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Entrepreneurs at ESA’s Business Incubation centre in the Netherlands have used radar technology from the agency’s Envisat remote-sensing satellite to develop a compact, high-resolution radar that can monitor ...
Tech advancements improving accuracy in predicting weather
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 28, 2009 |
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Study weather reports online, and you might want to give up on meteorology. "Deadly" storms fizzle, while weaker-looking fronts devastate. Temperatures often soar above predicted highs or plummet below predicted lows.
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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 ...
New algorithms for computerized, large-scale surveillance
Dec 02, 2009 |
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A recent AFOSR-funded technology should enable the Air Force to achieve advances in object and target detection technology by using sophisticated algebraic theories called groups, rings and fields.
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 ...
Space radar to improve miners' safety
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 19, 2008 |
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Advanced ground penetration radar, originally developed to investigate the soil structure on the Moon and other planets on ESA planetary missions, is now being used in Canadian mines to spot hidden cracks and weaknesses in ...
Tunnel vision: Border Patrol agents to spot tunnels with advanced ground-penetrating radar
Jun 29, 2009 |
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Criminals of all kinds are digging tunnels along the U.S. border at a fast and furious pace. Of every tunnel ever discovered by U.S. border patrol agents, 60 percent have been found in the last three years. ...
Improving speed measurements for cars, bullets
May 21, 2009 |
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While today's law enforcement officers don't wear utility belts full of crimefighting gadgets like Batman, they do rely on a variety of state-of-the-art technologies to do their jobs efficiently and safely. ...
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.
Engineer creating more sensitive, safer landmine detectors
Oct 30, 2008 |
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Long after a conflict, landmines remain buried underground unless someone can locate and detonate them. According to the United Nations (UN), there are more than 100 million landmines buried in 68 countries around the world. ...
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 ...
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