Over the coming decade, the arrival of constellations of small satellites will reshape the space industry. It constitutes a paradigm shift, particularly in terms of data gathering and processing.
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Avoiding drones’ prying eyes can be as complicated as donning a high-tech hoodie and as simple as ducking under a tree.
Researchers have made some of the most accurate clocks imaginable in recent years, but the trick is harnessing those clocks to electronics. Using lasers to tune microwaves bridges the gap.
Releasing balloons at weddings and other celebrations is festive, until they break into pieces and become plastic pollution. A citizen science project is spotlighting the problem.
It’s not all about the cost of treatment – and this is something the next government will need to address.
Putting driverless cars on the road safely is hard enough. Doing it in the air is much more difficult.
Scientific inspiration struck a geologist after many walks through the woods in New York and New England. These ruins hold the secret of where the compass pointed north when they were built centuries ago.
Every device that you use, every company you do business with, every online account you create – they all collect data about you and analyze it to figure out minute details of your life.
If you want to really learn your way around a new place, paper maps still trump digital options.
Eight decades after missing aviator Amelia Earhart was declared dead, technologies still don’t quite track every airplane all over the globe.
As part of a new strategy to combat loneliness GPs will be able to prescribe social activities. But is this ethical?
Without their devices, regular GPS users take longer to negotiate a route, travel more slowly and make larger navigational errors.
We shouldn’t be telling victims of domestic violence to stop using technology. We should encourage them to use their digital devices to share their stories and seek the help they deserve.
Cyber vulnerabilities in shipping show how far the industry has to go. But proper cyber security of ships is more complex than you might initially think.
British space firms would get a shot in the arm from building a new GPS-style system if the UK is shut out of the EU’s programme.
$41M over four years is about the minimum viable amount to start towards important goals for an Australian space agency.
The wired Earth of the 21st century is at the mercy of the volatile nature of the sun.
Australia is playing a major role in developing legal guidelines that would govern how any war in space is played out. The authors of MILAMOS hope the manual is never actually required.
It feels like we’ve seen less progress on charge time than almost anything else in smartphones. Could software efficiency be the answer?
London’s Gatwick Airport has installed thousands of virtual beacons to help passengers navigate when GPS won’t work inside.
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