News articles tagged with 'navigation'
GPS not working? A shoe radar may help you find your way
— 1 Dec 2010 18:31 | TechnologyThe prevalence of global positioning system (GPS) devices in everything from cars to cell phones has almost made getting lost a thing of the past. But what do you do when your GPS isn't…
NOAA ship Fairweather maps aid shipping through Bering Straits
— 21 Jul 2010 08:30 | EnvironmentAs Arctic ice recedes, countries are looking forward to faster, safer and more efficient sea routes across the top of the world. Responding to a request from the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast…
NASA helps in upcoming asteroid mission homecoming
— 10 Jun 2010 10:00 | AstronomyThe space and astronomy worlds have June 13 circled on the calendar. That's when the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) expects the sample return capsule of the agency's technology…
Virtual driving leads Penn psychologists to the cells that sense direction in the brain: Path cells
— 23 Mar 2010 13:15 | HealthPsychologists led by the University of Pennsylvania have used implantable electrodes and a first-person driving game to identify the cells of the brain that indicate travel in a clockwise…
Smelling the scenery in stereo
— 15 Mar 2010 14:01 | BiologyScientists of the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena have investigated another navigational skill of desert ants. These ants are already well-known for their remarkable…
Positioning with awiloc
— 13 Feb 2010 20:41 | TechnologyAwiloc WLAN localisation technology is software for navigation devices and mobile telephones. It makes use of the existing broad-coverage WLAN transmitters in cities and buildings.…
Better weather forecasts with a map showing atmospheric vapour
— 9 Feb 2010 13:46 | EnvironmentWeather forecasts, satellite navigation in cars and the inspection of dikes or natural gas fields: these applications using satellite data would all be even more accurate if we knew…
MWC 2010: FlashFind - lightning-fast search on mobile devices
— 7 Feb 2010 16:41 | TechnologyThe suitcases are in the boot, the kids in the back seat - the only thing left to do as you get in the car is to quickly check the holiday route on the navigator. As you wait at the…
Digital avalanche rescue dog
— 10 Dec 2009 10:30 | TechnologyFor many skiers and snowboarders, there is nothing quite like being the first to make tracks in the virgin snow, off the regular piste. But this can be a fateful decision, because the…
Small gems in space
— 19 Sep 2009 10:35 | TechnologyA combination of small satellites can, with innovative methods, use the signals of the navigation satellite systems GPS and Galileo to significantly improve remote sensing of the System…