Muon Magic: Groundbreaking Technology Enables Navigation in Places GPS Can’t Reach
Innovative technology allows for navigation in areas where GPS can’t reach. In a reported global first, researchers from the University of Tokyo have used superfast,…
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Early Warning: GPS Data Could Detect Large Earthquakes Hours Before They Happen
A systematic global analysis of GPS time-series data from nearly 100 large earthquakes suggests the existence of a precursory phase of fault slip that occurs…
Uncovering the Secret Lives of Desert Ants With Revolutionary Tracking Technology
Groundbreaking tracking technology that has revealed new insights into how desert ants navigate their complex worlds could inspire the next generation of smart, efficient robots….
More Accurate Than GPS: New Navigation System With 10 Centimeter Accuracy
Researchers have developed an alternative positioning system that is more robust and accurate than GPS, especially in urban settings. An alternative positioning system that is…
High-Tech Quantum Sensors: Navigating When GPS Goes Dark
High-tech quantum sensors could guide vehicles without satellites, if they can handle the ride. When talking about quantum inertial sensors, words like “tough” or “rugged”…
This Curious Device Could Usher In GPS-Free Navigation
Sandia shows advanced wayfinding tech could finally become compact, fieldable. Don’t let the titanium metal walls or the sapphire windows fool you. It’s what’s on…
Improving LIDAR and GPS: Breaking Through the Resolution Barrier With Quantum-Limited Precision
Researchers at Paderborn University have developed a new method of distance measurement for systems such as GPS, which achieves more precise results than ever before….
Volcanism Under the Heart of Northern Europe: New Evidence From Thousands of GPS Antennas
Scientists have discovered new evidence for active volcanism next door to some of the most densely populated areas of Europe. The study ‘crowd-sourced’ GPS monitoring…
Quantum Entanglement Offers Unprecedented Precision for GPS, Wi-Fi and More
University of Arizona researchers are using quantum entanglement to detect radio frequencies with more sensitivity and accuracy than ever. Your phone’s GPS, the Wi-Fi in…
NASA Rockets Investigating Strange Phenomena Near Earth’s Poles That Makes Tech Go Haywire
Each second, 1.5 million tons of solar material shoot off of the Sun and out into space, traveling at hundreds of miles per second. Known…
NASA’s Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System Aids Hurricane Forecasts
Eight briefcase-size satellites flying in a row may be key to improving forecasts of a hurricane’s wind speed – detecting whether it will make landfall…
New System Helps Smart Devices Find Their Position in Places GPS Fails
Connected devices can now share position information, even in noisy, GPS-denied areas. A new system developed by researchers at MIT and elsewhere helps networks of…
Beyond GPS: Millimeter-Scale Location Tracking
Professor’s startup brings millimeter-scale location tracking to factories, ports, and other industrial environments using an interdisciplinary approach to accelerating human-machine collaboration. David Mindell has spent…
In Less Than 90 Minutes Raytheon’s F-35 Precision GPS Landing System Can Be Set Up Anywhere
A Raytheon Company team recently conducted a rapid setup demonstration of a land-based expeditionary version of its Joint Precision Approach and Landing System to a…
Deep Space Atomic Clock Activated by NASA
An atomic clock that could pave the way for autonomous deep space travel was successfully activated last week and is ready to begin its year-long…
Tiny GPS Backpacks Uncover the Secret Life of Desert Bats
A new study from the University of Helsinki using miniaturized satellite-based tags revealed that during drier periods desert bats must fly further and longer to…
Plasma Irregularities in the Polar Ionosphere Can Distort GPS Signals
New research from scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and at the University of New Brunswick looks at irregularities in the ionosphere, comparing turbulence in…
Sandy Island, The Island That Wasn’t There
A New Zealand researcher thinks that he has solved the riddle of a mysterious South Pacific island shown on Google Earth and world maps, but…
