How Airplanes Mostly Stopped Flying Into Terrain And Other Safety Improvements

We have all heard the statistics on how safe air travel is, with more people dying and getting injured on their way to and from the airport than while traveling …read more Continue reading How Airplanes Mostly Stopped Flying Into Terrain And Other Safety Improvements

Sesame seed-sized radar senses movements a fraction of the width of a hair

Engineers at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) have developed a new radar sensor that can pick up movements just 100th the width of a human hair. Better yet, the sensor itself is only the size of a sesame seed and is energy efficient.Conti… Continue reading Sesame seed-sized radar senses movements a fraction of the width of a hair

Sesame seed-sized radar senses movements a fraction of the width of a hair

Engineers at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) have developed a new radar sensor that can pick up movements just 100th the width of a human hair. Better yet, the sensor itself is only the size of a sesame seed and is energy efficient.Conti… Continue reading Sesame seed-sized radar senses movements a fraction of the width of a hair

Saab camouflage net blocks radar but lets in GPS and radio signals

Saab’s new Ultra-Lightweight Camouflage Screen (ULCAS) is a net that allows soldiers to hide from radar sweeps, while still being able to receive GPS signals and radio communications.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: Saab, camouflage,… Continue reading Saab camouflage net blocks radar but lets in GPS and radio signals

Ground-penetrating radar seeks out elusive rare wombats

The world’s largest herbivorous burrowing mammal is on borrowed time, with only 315 individuals estimated to remain in the wild. Now, scientists have enlisted the latest ground-penetrating radar (GPR) technology to track down the northern hairy-nosed w… Continue reading Ground-penetrating radar seeks out elusive rare wombats