What’s New On Sat Radio? Confusion.

What’s New On Sat Radio? Confusion.
If you’re a satellite radio subscriber and you’re not sure what stations you still have access to today, you’re evidently not alone. With the merger between Sirius and XM complete, the satellite company has just today changed around its channel lineup and shed some stations in the result. Sirius XM…
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A rocket to see through the northern lights?
The northern lights are beautiful when you see them from the ground. But they can be dangerous for your life if you’re in a plane crossing an area where they are active. This is because your plane can lose radio contact for a long time when flying above the northern polar region. This is why a Norwegian professor of physics is about to launch a rocket to discover the mysteries of the northern lights. The 9-meter long rocket should be launched between November 28 and December 7, 2008. It should reach an altitude of 350 kilometers and its flying time will be only 10 minutes. Let’s hope that the embarked sensors function correctly. But read more…

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CTO: Hottest Job in Town
Sure, President-elect Barack Obama has a long list of jobs he needs to fill in the next couple of months. But the one the technology community is fixating on these days is the brand new Chief Technology Officer position Obama has promised to create. His inner circle of advisers are…
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Robot helicopters flying low among obstacles
According to New Scientist, engineers at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) have modified an unmanned commercial civilian helicopter to fly fast and low while avoiding obstacles such as buildings, trees or power lines. The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from Yamaha has been adapted to integrate a sensing system able to see obstacles — and to avoid them. The article said that ‘the helicopter’s eye is a custom-built 3D laser scanner, which sweeps an oval path ahead of the 3.5-metre long craft. The scanner can detect objects as hard to see as power lines from 150 metres away.’ But read more for interesting discoveries about this project…

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The world’s heaviest robot
This distinction goes to a future autonomous version of the 700-tons Caterpillar mining truck. In a recent article, Discovery News reports that Caterpillar engineers and computer scientists from Carnegie Mellon University have teamed up to develop this autonomous truck. Japan-based Komatsu already has already delivered autonomous mining trucks to its customers, but these are smaller than the Caterpillar ones. Both companies are transforming their trucks into ‘robots’ for three reasons. Improvements in safety, efficiency and productivity will reduce costs and increase availability. But read more…

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