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Deployment of Ground-Based Monitoring Equipment to Study Pre-Eruptive Activity in Ethiopian Volcanoes

Images taken from space have indicated that some of the world’s unmonitored volcanoes may not be as peaceful as we might like to think. Satellite radar has shown that the surfaces of a number of volcanoes within the East African Rift are deforming – inflating and deflating.

20 Jun 2013

Peratech Ltd Launch New QTC Ultra Sensor for OLED Displays

Peratech, the innovators in touch technology, has used its recently launched QTC™ Ultra Sensor to create a touch screen solution for OLED displays for phones, monitors and large interactive displays.

From Peratech Ltd 18 Jun 2013

Engineers Design Wearable GPS-Linked Tactile Displays

In the near future, a buzz in your belt or a pulse from your jacket may give you instructions on how to navigate your surroundings.

17 Jun 2013

New Receiver Tracks Aircraft from Space

An A320 overflying Scotland was the first aircraft 'seen' from space by a new receiver from the German Aerospace Centre (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR), proving that tracking aircraft from space is possible.

14 Jun 2013

Scientists Miniaturise GPS Tracking Collars to Track Domestic Cats

Scientists who designed GPS tracking collars to study hunting cheetahs in Botswana have miniaturised them to track 50 domestic cats in a Surrey village for a BBC programme. The BBC also deployed cat-cams which were turned on by the collar’s activity sensor when the cat was moving. ‘The Secret Life of The Cat’ is broadcast on BBC Two Horizon on Thursday June 13th 2013 at 21:00.

13 Jun 2013

Locata Non - GPS Based Positioning System to be Integrated on White Sands Missile Range

Locata Corporation announced today that the US Air Force 746th Test Squadron (746 TS) recently awarded New Mexico based TMC Design Corporation a contract to install and integrate the Locata Non]GPS Based Positioning System (NGBPS) on White Sands Missile Range (WSMR).

From Locata Corporation Ltd. 12 Jun 2013