Tag: Satellites

NASA satellites revolutionize malaria prevention by forecasting outbreaks in Amazon
3Mar By adminNo Comments
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NASA satellites revolutionize malaria prevention by forecasting outbreaks in Amazon

[ad_1] NASA satellites have emerged as a vital tool in the fight against malaria outbreaks in the Amazon Rainforest, where the disease poses a significant threat to people living in that region. University researchers, in collaboration with US space agency NASA and the Peruvian government, are leveraging data from Earth-observing satellites to forecast malaria outbreaks months in advance, ultimately aiming to prevent them from occurring.Using NASA Satellites to Predict Malaria Outbreaks:In the battle against malaria, which can have severe health consequences, particularly for vulnerable populations in the Amazon, traditional containment strategies face challenges in pinpointing high-risk areas. However, by harnessing data from NASA's Earth-observing satellites, researchers can track env...
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Startup AiDash raises $50 million for tech using AI, satellites to spot wildfire risk
24Jan By adminNo Comments
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Startup AiDash raises $50 million for tech using AI, satellites to spot wildfire risk

[ad_1] A California startup using artificial intelligence (AI) and satellites to spot fire and weather risks on power lines, AiDash, reported on Tuesday it had raised $50 million in new funding, reflecting Silicon Valley efforts to create products that help energy companies adapt to climate change.Power utilities are under pressure to cut risks of forest fires and storm-based outages after massive fires have been sparked by power lines and weather events brought down lines. At the same time, loads on the grid are likely to rise as electricity displaces fossil fuel in applications such as electric vehicles and home heat pumps. We are on WhatsApp Channels. Click to join.  Hundreds of startups and small companies offer services and technology aimed at improving forest management, forest-fi...
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How satellites are helping farmers adapt to global warming
23Aug By adminNo Comments
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How satellites are helping farmers adapt to global warming

[ad_1] When to harvest is one of the most crucial decisions a winemaker can make. Too early, and the result is bitter. Too late, and it's overly sweet. It's a delicate balance—one that's increasingly being upended by the climate crisis.In France, global warming has been wreaking havoc on this ancient equation for some time. Wine-growing regions across the country have seen seasons truncated—the harvest date in the Châteauneuf-de-Pape appellation, one of the most prized, has moved up almost three weeks since 1960. Simultaneously, plant diseases are appearing in regions that have never seen them before, rain patterns are changing and the heat that helped speed the harvest in some places is now drying out vines in others. To acclimate, the old ways are increasingly being replaced by the ne...
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Flexible batteries, designer phages among top-10 emerging technologies of 2023: WEF
26Jun By adminNo Comments
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Flexible batteries, designer phages among top-10 emerging technologies of 2023: WEF

[ad_1] New Delhi, Jun 26 (PTI) A new type of AI capable of generating new and original content, designer phages, flexible batteries and sustainable aviation fuel are among the technologies poised to have the most positive impact on the world in the next 3-5 years, the WEF said on Monday.Listing the top ten such emerging technologies, the WEF said the list also includes wearable plant sensors, metaverse for mental health, spatial omics, flexible neural electronics, sustainable computing and AI-facilitated healthcare. The WEF's 'Top ten emerging technologies report 2023' assessed how each technology will impact people, the planet, prosperity, industry and equity and was produced in collaboration with Frontiers, a publisher of peer-reviewed, open-access, scientific journals. The technologi...
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UK’s Space Forge unveils amazing new reentry tech
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UK’s Space Forge unveils amazing new reentry tech

[ad_1] Space Forge, a UK-based company, has developed an innovative satellite reentry system for the recovery and reuse of its in-space manufacturing spacecraft, TechCrunch reported .Space Forge, established in 2018, is the sole provider of the relaunchable ForgeStar satellite, which specialises in super materials manufacturing. The ForgeStar satellite possesses soft-descent capabilities and high-precision landing features. ForgeStar is designed to achieve a gentle landing utilising a new heat shield and a water vehicle, according to TechCrunch. This will be a massive move away from old technology being used even today. This was the ablative shield. Previously used by Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo spacecraft, an ablative heat shield both cools and protects mechanical components from extre...
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Satellites could beam poorest nations out of digital desert
6Mar By adminNo Comments
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Satellites could beam poorest nations out of digital desert

[ad_1] Only a third of people in the world's poorest countries can connect to the internet, the UN telecoms agency said Sunday, but low-flying satellites could bring hope to millions, especially in remote corners of Africa. Tech giants including Microsoft have pledged to help populations hobbled by poor internet services to "leapfrog" into an era of online connectivity, with satellites set to play a key role as rival firms send thousands of new generation transmitters into low level orbit. At the moment just 36 percent of the 1.25 billion people in the world's 46 poorest countries can plug into the internet, the International Telecommunication Union said. By comparison, more than 90 percent have access in the European Union. The ITU condemned the "stagge...
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Bizarre! Chinese balloon over US – In age of satellites, haven’t balloons become obsolete?
3Feb By adminNo Comments
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Bizarre! Chinese balloon over US – In age of satellites, haven’t balloons become obsolete?

[ad_1] A large Chinese spy balloon has been detected high above the continental United States, according to the Pentagon.The discovery has put the militaries and intelligence services of the United States and Canada on alert, but the Pentagon has said it does not plan to shoot it down. Where is it, and how big is it? A US defense official said the balloon entered US airspace "a couple days ago" but its exact location has not been shared.Officials told US media it flew over the vast state of Montana, which borders Canada. and at an altitude well above commercial air traffic.The balloon flew over the Aleutian Islands in the northern Pacific Ocean, and then crossed Canadian airspace into the United States, US media said, citing defense officials.The same reports cited the official as sayi...
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From Shetlands to Azores, Europe’s space race takes off
8Dec By adminNo Comments
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From Shetlands to Azores, Europe’s space race takes off

[ad_1] Projects to develop space centres that can launch satellites into Earth's orbit are sprouting up around Europe, amid the soaring popularity of small rockets and the commercialisation of space. Projects to develop space centres that can launch satellites into Earth's orbit are sprouting up around Europe, amid the soaring popularity of small rockets and the commercialisation of space.By the end of this year, Spanish start-up PLD Space expects to launch its Miura-1 mini-rocket from the El Arenosillo site in the southern region of Andalusia. Satellites will also be launched "in the coming weeks for the first time in the UK", Britain's Innovation Minister George Freeman announced last month, with the first-ever Virgin Orbit rocket to be released from a repurposed Boeing 747 taking o...
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Chinese Rocket Booster Renews Anxiety About Falling Space Debris
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Chinese Rocket Booster Renews Anxiety About Falling Space Debris

[ad_1] A massive Chinese rocket booster is headed for an uncontrolled fall through the atmosphere Friday. A massive Chinese rocket booster is headed for an uncontrolled fall through the atmosphere Friday, sparking concerns that pieces of the giant vehicle could crash to Earth. It's the fourth time in two years a large Chinese rocket has headed for an uncontrolled impact and that has many space industry experts crying foul. Both the US and Europe adhere to a rule that any space debris that is disposed of over the Earth must not exceed a one-in-10,000 chance that it will cause an injury on the ground, a threshold experts say China's rocket exceeds. “It's a low risk thing. But it's higher risk than is necessary,” Ted Muelhaupt, a consultant with the Aerospace Corp., told reporters d...
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A KILLER solar storm is closer to Earth than you think; Internet to GPS threatened: Study
22Oct By adminNo Comments
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A KILLER solar storm is closer to Earth than you think; Internet to GPS threatened: Study

[ad_1] The next Carrington-level solar storm could appear on Earth within two to three decades, according to a study. Know the threat it comes with. Humans have been extremely lucky. The entire wireless and internet-based tech advancement that we have achieved over the last 50 year or so, came during a period when major solar storms were practically non-existent. As a result, we have placed 4,852 satellites (as of January 1, 2022) in space that are orbiting the Earth and helping us transmit huge amounts of data across the globe in mere seconds. We also have a network of undersea Internet cables stretching all across the oceans, connecting the world. But a study claims that this will not last forever and intense solar storm attacks will begin sooner than we think and these will likely ...
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