We've got apps and radars – but can ants predict rain?
It's often said that ants can predict impending rain and respond by changing their behaviour.
Plants & Animals
Sep 7, 2018
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Gadgets: Amplified antenna, easy to setup, adds local channels
Whether you're cutting the cable cord or satellite TV subscriptions to save money, or you just need local channels during a weather emergency, I have a simple and easy solution with the Winegard FlatWave Amped indoor amplified ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 5, 2018
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New device increases the efficiency and reduces the cost of telecommunication satellites
Researchers at Valencia's Polytechnic University (UPV), working for the Telecommunications and Multimedia Applications Institute (iTEAM), have developed a new device that increases the efficiency of satellites while reducing ...
Telecom
Aug 21, 2018
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Amazon's Fire TV Edition is a cord-cutter's dream—when it works
Amazon's Fire TV Edition, a $299 smart TV made by Toshiba, sounds like a cord-cutter's dream. Which it is. If you have an antenna. Cable and satellite subscribers will have to endure some hurdles.
Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 17, 2018
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Image: Australian antenna ready to hear Aeolus' first words
Measuring 4.5 metres across, this relatively small antenna in Australia, dubbed NNO-2, will be the first to hear from the soon-to-be-launched Aeolus satellite, the first ever to measure winds on Earth from Space.
Space Exploration
Aug 16, 2018
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Qualcomm says it has developed antenna technologies to power super fast 5G smartphones
Qualcomm said recently it has developed breakthrough antenna technology that will help power uber-fast speeds in next-generation 5G smartphones.
Electronics & Semiconductors
Jul 26, 2018
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Researchers find organic material in the Antennae Galaxies
A study led by the researcher of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) Ana Monreal Ibero proves the presence of probable organic molecules in galaxies beyond the Milky Way.
Astronomy
Jul 10, 2018
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How cells build different antennae to sense their surroundings
Cells communicate with each other and with the environment using tiny antennae, called cilia, that emit and receive signals, including sound, smell and light information. Some of these antennae can also move, and are altered ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 10, 2018
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Image: Sterilising an antenna for Mars
A ground penetrating radar antenna for ESA's ExoMars 2020 rover being pre-cleaned in an ultra-cleanroom environment in preparation for its sterilisation process, in an effort to prevent terrestrial microbes coming along for ...
Space Exploration
Jun 27, 2018
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Asymmetric plasmonic antennas deliver femtosecond pulses for fast optoelectronics
A team headed by the TUM physicists Alexander Holleitner and Reinhard Kienberger has succeeded for the first time in generating ultrashort electric pulses on a chip using metal antennas only a few nanometers in size, then ...
Optics & Photonics
Jun 27, 2018
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