News tagged with gps transmitter
Analyzing energy potential
Sensors, radio transmitters and GPS modules all feature low power consumption. All it takes is a few milliwatts to run them. Energy from the environment - from sources such as light or vibrations - may be enough to meet these ...
May 04, 2012 |
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Swedish daycare to test GPS for tracking kids
A daycare centre in the southern Swedish city of Malmoe said Wednesday it planned to test GPS devices for tracking children when they are out on excursions.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Sep 21, 2011 |
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GPS to track blue sheep and snow leopard
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists hope to improve the survival odds of the endangered snow leopard in Nepal by venturing into the remote Himalayas to study its main prey, the Bharal or blue sheep.
Nov 06, 2009 |
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Cyborg beetles to be the US military's latest weapon (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of scientists funded by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have implanted miniature neural and muscle stimulation systems into beetles to enable their flight to ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Oct 15, 2009 |
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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
Apr 12, 2012 |
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LightSquared tries to revive broadband network
A Virginia company is trying to revive its plan for a national high-speed wireless network, arguing that it can address federal regulators' concerns over interference with GPS devices.
Mar 19, 2012 |
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Study confirms that road users are jamming GPS signals
The first direct evidence of GPS jammers in use on British roads will be presented today alongside predictions of a major incident involving ships in the English Channel over the next decade caused by disruption to navigation ...
Feb 21, 2012 |
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Scientists deploy lasers, GPS technology to improve snow measurements
- Equipped with specialized lasers and GPS technology, scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) are working with colleagues to solve a critical wintertime weather mystery: how to accurately ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 13, 2012 |
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Wireless power could revolutionize highway transportation, researchers say
A Stanford University research team has designed a high-efficiency charging system that uses magnetic fields to wirelessly transmit large electric currents between metal coils placed several feet apart. The ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Feb 01, 2012 |
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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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Increasing fuel efficiency with a smartphone
In July, at the Association for Computing Machinery’s MobiSys conference, researchers from MIT and Princeton University took the best-paper award for a system that uses a network of smartphones mounted ...
Aug 25, 2011 |
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Raptor usurpers in neighboring habitats reshape the conventional wisdom
When we make plans that will change a natural environment — whether it's building a new shopping mall or planting a new forest — surveyors dutifully assess the environmental risks to plant and animal ...
Aug 03, 2011 |
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Toucans wearing GPS backpacks help Smithsonian scientists study seed dispersal
Nutmeg-loving toucans wearing GPS transmitters recently helped a team of scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama address an age-old problem in plant ecology: accurately estimating ...
Jul 28, 2011 |
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Researchers remotely tracking threatened turtles and popular pike in Georgian Bay
McMaster researchers are learning about one of Earth's oldest creatures by using some of its newest technology.
Jul 15, 2011 |
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