News tagged with radar systems

Triple Asteroid System Triples Observers' Interest

(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 ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Aug 06, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (9) | comments 4

Can radar be used to deter bats from approaching wind turbines?

(PhysOrg.com) -- Large numbers of bats are killed by colliding with turbine blades or by experiencing sudden depressurisation immediately adjacent to the blade.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Boston airport testing radar to avoid avian accidents

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 ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jul 14, 2009 | popularity 3.1 / 5 (7) | comments 0 weblog

New map hints at Venus's wet, volcanic past (w/ Video)

(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, ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 14, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (9) | comments 0

Programming tools facilitate use of video game processors for defense needs

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 ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jun 24, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 3

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


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