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NASA Secures Ride into Space for Instrument that Will Observe Air Pollution

NASA has obtained a host satellite provider and ride into space for an instrument that will considerably improve the understanding of air quality over North America.

23 Jul 2019

Innovative Sensor Network Monitors ‘vog’ in Hawai’i

In May 2018, the Hawaiian volcano Kilauea erupted with devastating consequences - destroying homes, displacing hundreds of people and emitting high levels of dust and harmful gases.

From Alphasense Ltd. 29 Apr 2019

ACEINNA OpenIMU Sensing Platform Earns the Global New Product Innovation Award from Frost & Sullivan

ACEINNA today announced that its new OpenIMU platform has received the Frost & Sullivan 2018 New Product Innovation Award in the global inertial measurement unit (IMU) industry.

From ACEINNA Inc. 12 Mar 2019

Researchers Develop Novel Technology to Overcome Key Problems in Small Satellites

In the field of space exploration, CubeSats have evolved as major players. In fact, in the past few years, CubeSats have been increasingly used for commercial launches due to their compact size and comparatively low cost.

7 Feb 2019

Novel Quantum Cold-Atom Gravity Sensors Could Help Detect and Monitor Objects Beneath the Ground

A UK consortium of prominent scientific and engineering companies has collaborated to create a new industry of with the ability to detect and monitor objects under the ground in a better way compared to any existing technology, thus minimizing the need for investigative digging or drilling.

12 Nov 2018

New Image Analysis Method Used by Archaeologists to Identify Old North American Mounds

Image-based analysis has been formulated to identify North American mounds, which could expose useful data about pre-contact Native Americans.

27 Jul 2018

NASA's Parker Solar Probe Uses Sensors to Study Sun Closer than Ever Before

The launch of Parker Solar Probe will help to explore the Sun closer than any man-made object ever has.

27 Jul 2018

Radar Systems and Software Combo Enables Quick, Safe, and Cost-Effective Space Travel

Fraunhofer scientists have designed an innovative radar system and other technologies to enhance the protection of spacecraft against space junk. Not just this: the researchers have also developed an agile small satellite to make access to space more cost-effective and quicker.

11 Apr 2018

Advanced Seismic Station for Exploring Hydrocarbons

A seismic station for investigating the presence of hydrocarbon has been created and analyzed at the MIPT Center for Molecular Electronics (CME). The innovative device has an unprecedented bandwidth which allows it to uncover the structure of underground reservoirs even at depths of tens of kilometers.

6 Oct 2017

EISCAT_3D Radar to be Built in Northern Scandinavia in the Arctic Circle

Efforts are on to construct the world’s most ultramodern space weather radar in the Arctic, which involves an international collaboration including the UK. The endeavor has been powered by new investments of nearly 4 to 6 million pounds on the part of NERC.

24 Aug 2017