News tagged with raytheon
Laser shoots down drones at sea (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- An infrared laser developed by Arizona company Raytheon Missile Systems has been demonstrated shooting down incoming drones over the ocean off the coast of California.
Jul 21, 2010 |
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Raytheon turns iPhones into battlefield tools
US defense contractor Raytheon on Wednesday unveiled the first of what it said will be a series of software applications to make iPhones or iPod touch devices into battlefield tools.
Dec 17, 2009 |
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Heat-Transfer Material Could Allow More Powerful Radar Electronics
(PhysOrg.com) -- Open any computer and you're sure to see at least one massive cooling device, complete with metal fins and a noisy fan. Today's high-power processing chips generate lots of heat -- and those ...
Jul 09, 2009 |
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Navy to begin tests on electromagnetic railgun prototype launcher
The Office of Naval Research (ONR)'s Electromagnetic (EM) Railgun program will take an important step forward in the coming weeks when the first industry railgun prototype launcher is tested at a facility ...
Feb 06, 2012 |
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How the brain works with feelings
(Medical Xpress) -- People who claim to recognize a burned imprint of Jesus on a piece of toast are channeling what Northeastern University Distinguished Professor of Psychology Lisa Feldman Barrett calls ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 23, 2011 |
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Sick US South Pole scientist flown to New Zealand
A US scientist stranded in Antarctica for almost two months following a suspected stroke has been evacuated from the South Pole to New Zealand in a hazardous airlift.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 18, 2011 |
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Military tests usefulness of smart devices
As a Cobra attack helicopter pilot, Marine Capt. Jim "Hottie" Carlson was running support missions above Afghanistan last summer when it occurred to him that it was taking far too long to find where U.S. troops were under ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Sep 27, 2011 |
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NRL launches TacSat-4 to augment communications needs
The Navy's Tactical Satellite-IV (TacSat-4) successfully launched Sept. 27 aboard an Orbital Sciences Minotaur-IV+ launch vehicle from Alaska Aerospace Corporation's (AAC) Kodiak Launch Complex, Kodiak Island, ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 27, 2011 |
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Rapidly rescuing those trapped beneath concrete
When the twin towers collapsed on September 11, 2011, one of the most critical challenges that first responders faced was cutting through concrete to get to victims trapped under debris – a painful and ...
Sep 21, 2011 |
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NRL TacSat-4 spacecraft encapsulated
The Naval Research Laboratory's Tactical Satellite IV (TacSat-4) has been encapsulated inside the fairing (nose cone) of an Orbital Sciences Corporation Minotaur-IV+ launch vehicle in preparation for a Sept. 27 launch from ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 20, 2011 |
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Mission possible or impossible? UA space systems engineer has the answer
Scientists have endless ideas for extraterrestrial exploration. Some are feasible, some not. In a two-part series, we look at how UA engineer Roberto Furfaro gives the red or green light to space missions. ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 02, 2011 |
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Lockheed attack highlights rise in cyber espionage
This cyber attack didn't go after people playing war games on their PlayStations. It targeted a company that helps the U.S. military do the real thing.
May 30, 2011 |
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Antarctica's ice puts electric vehicles to test
The punishment your car endures on a cold winter commute pales in comparison to the veritable torture that researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Apr 27, 2011 |
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