Image: Laser test bench
This ESA test bench is usually shrouded in darkness, except for the laser beam being projected across it.
Space Exploration
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Page 3 - News tagged with remote cameras
Have thieving rodents saved tropical trees?
Big seeds produced by many tropical trees were probably once ingested and then defecated whole by huge mammals called gomphotheres that dispersed the seeds over large distances. But gomphotheres were probably hunted to extinction ...
Ecology
Jul 16, 2012
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Research shows importance of remote cameras as biodiversity tools
University of Montana doctoral candidate Robin Steenweg shows how remote cameras can transform monitoring wildlife and habitat biodiversity worldwide in a paper published Feb. 1 in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and the ...
Ecology
Feb 2, 2017
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Guatemala's jaguars: Capturing phantoms in photos
The Wildlife Conservation Society today released this photograph of a male jaguar taken by a remote camera trap in Guatemala's Maya Biosphere Reserve. Activated by motion or heat differentials, camera traps "capture" pictures ...
Ecology
May 29, 2013
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Counting flying foxes by using drones equipped with thermal cameras
Scientists from Western Sydney University and the Taronga Conservation Society have published a new method in the journal Remote Sensing In Ecology and Conservation for detecting and counting flying-foxes in tree canopies ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 26, 2021
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New multispectral curved compound eye camera developed with ultra-large field of view
Multispectral imaging technology has found wide applications in remote sensing, as it has a relatively high spectral resolution. But the existing technologies have many shortcomings such as low system integration, high complexity, ...
Optics & Photonics
Jun 9, 2020
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Cameras around Lake Tahoe change fight against wildfires (Update)
A growing network of cameras trained on the forested mountains around Lake Tahoe is changing the way crews fight Western wildfires by allowing early detection that triggers quicker, cheaper, more tactical suppression than ...
Environment
Apr 20, 2016
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Wildfire watching: Rangers in towers are out, cameras are in
For decades, forest rangers in wooden towers across the West scanned the horizon with binoculars for smoke that could signal the start of a wildfire.
Environment
Jul 27, 2015
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Beloved mountain lion dies crossing same California highway where her one of her cubs was killed
Wildlife and nature enthusiasts are grieving a famous mountain lion after it was hit by a car and killed while crossing a highway in Southern California.
Plants & Animals
Jan 24, 2024
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Gift Guide: Sturdy, sleek, small action cameras abound
Action cameras are getting smaller, lighter, better and more connected. Whether you're looking to gift one to a thrill-seeking bungee jumper or a mountain-bike recreationist, there are several cameras capable of shooting ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 12, 2015
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