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Satellite data look behind the scenes of deadly earthquake

Using satellite radar data and GPS measurements, Chinese researchers have explained the exceptional geological events leading to the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake that killed nearly 90 000 people in China's Sichuan ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Common GPS could help better track airline flights

(AP) -- Get lost in the woods and a cell phone in your pocket can help camping buddies find you. Drive into a ditch and GPS in your car lets emergency crews pinpoint the crash site. But when a transcontinental ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 2

What the heck is it? Consumers can be primed to understand hybrid products

Hybrid products are ubiquitous in today's marketplace: phones with cameras, watch/cameras, MP3 players with GPS systems. How can consumers understand the functions and features of these new products? A new study in the Journal ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 23, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0




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Space weather expert has ominous forecast

A stream of highly charged particles from the sun is headed straight toward Earth, threatening to plunge cities around the world into darkness and bring the global economy screeching to a halt.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 08, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (9) | comments 7

Rapid Sierra Nevada uplift tracked by scientists

From the highest peak in the continental United States, Mt. Whitney at 14,000 feet in elevation, to the 10,000-foot-peaks near Lake Tahoe, scientific evidence from the University of Nevada, Reno shows the entire Sierra Nevada ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 03, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

N. Korea jamming affects flights: Seoul official

Electronic jamming signals from North Korea have affected scores of civilian flights in and out of South Korea, a Seoul official said Wednesday, amid rising tensions with Pyongyang.

Technology / Internet

created May 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Breaking the ice on icebergs

(Phys.org) -- Icebergs are a natural and beautiful part of Earth's cryosphere, and are closely monitored and studied by scientists around the world.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Futuristic cars are coming faster than you think

Cars that drive themselves are not just the stuff of sci-fi movies. The technology is real, the cars can now drive legally and the debate is starting on whether society is better off when software is behind the wheel.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Apr 13, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (30) | comments 26

Space weather forecast: Sunspotty, with an increasing chance of solar storms

(Phys.org) -- The past few months have seen a spate of solar flares – bringing spectacular views of the northern lights as far south as Seattle – along with media speculation that the electrical ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Checking CryoSat reveals rising Antarctic blue ice

Field measurements in the spectacular blue ice region of Antarctica not only provide confidence in the accuracy of ESA’s CryoSat mission, but have also shown that this part of the ice sheet has increased ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Researchers take first-ever measurement of auroral turbulence using a nanosatellite radar receiver

Researchers from SRI International and the University of Michigan have taken the first-ever measurement of naturally occurring auroral turbulence recorded using a nanosatellite radar receiver. The research was done with support ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Venice hasn't stopped sinking after all: study

The water flowing through Venice's famous canals laps at buildings a little higher every year – and not only because of a rising sea level. Although previous studies had found that Venice has stabilized, new measurements ...

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created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Milan lags behind in fashion's Internet revolution

With social network sites and smartphone apps making rapid inroads into the fashion world, observers say Italy risks falling behind even as its luxury brands feel the pain from the economic crisis.

Technology / Internet

created Feb 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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