GPS-like tech based on cosmic ray particles can navigate underground and underwater
Japanese researchers propose an advanced navigation system that can pinpoint your location despite GPS-jamming obstacles.
Tag: GPS
The Bulge is back: Three Sister volcano in Oregon triggers swelling but is unlikely to erupt
GPS equipment can track very subtle ground movements.
How GPS works: the magic of satellites and precise watches
It's one of the modern wonders of the world, and we just take it for granted.
Urban seagulls know exactly when to strike to steal your food — we have the GPS data to prove it
You think you're safe, but the gulls know where you are. They're watching.
SpaceX launches new satellite that will make GPS three times more accurate (eventually)
The improvements won't happen overnight. Ten more such satellites are under manufacturing.
‘Quantum compass’ can locate objects without GPS
The device is completely self-contained, being able to determine the position of an object on the globe with no external ...
Sea turtles use Earth’s magnetic field like a GPS to find their birthplace
The loggerheads can find their original nesting grounds within 40 to 50 miles, despite being away for decades or traveling ...
Japan launches satellite to generate its own, better GPS
Positioning errors will be decreased by a factor of 100.
Highly accurate 3-D positioning system could change the face of gaming
The WiTrack system provides significantly increased accuracy in tracking a person’s movement, and can even detect motion through walls and ...
Asthmapping: Smart GPS Inhalers Save Lives
Asthma is a chronic, inflammatory disease that causes the airways of the lungs to swell and narrow, leading to wheezing, ...
The world may be too dependent on GPS, report says
Besides their evident telecommunications value, satellites also pose enormous benefits when synchronization and navigation are concerned, available and more and ...
