Taking Radio Astronomy to the Next Level
https://cacm.acm.org/news/225906-taking-radio-astronomy-to-the-next-level/fulltext
This is an excellent article that goes into the challenges spectrum management in astrophysics deal with.
When you're looking for signals many orders of magnitude fainter than a cellphone on Pluto, it doesn't take much to interfere.
Telescopes on the Moon Will Let Astronomers See the Earliest Moments of the Universe in Stunning Detail
Have a great weekend!
#CoSoScience 'ers
Deadly superbug just got scarier—it can mysteriously thwart last-resort drug
A lifetime of regular exercise slows down aging, study finds
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180308143123.htm
Can the U.S. Military Combat the Coming Swarm of Weaponized Drones?
https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/aerospace/military/us-military-evaluates-antidrone-tech
Is Google Going Underground With Hypersonic Tech?
New Hydrogel Adhesive Seals Moving Tissues Even in the Presence of Blood
https://scitechdaily.com/hydrogel-adhesive-seals-moving-tissues-even-in-the-presence-of-blood/
Webb Telescope Will Search for Interstellar Water & Other Building Blocks for Habitable Planets
Astronomers Use New Data to Create Extraordinary Dark Matter Map
https://scitechdaily.com/astronomers-use-new-data-to-create-extraordinary-dark-matter-map/
New 3-D measurements improve understanding of geomagnetic storm hazards
https://phys.org/news/2018-03-d-geomagnetic-storm-hazards.html
Physicists Gain Unprecedented Visibility in Quantum Mechanical Systems
(Research funded by the U.S. Air Force and the National Science Foundation)
https://scitechdaily.com/physicists-gain-unprecedented-visibility-in-quantum-mechanical-systems/
A rechargeable battery that works at –70° C could be used in some of the coldest places on Earth or other planets. #CoSoScience https://www.sciencenews.org/article/extreme-cold-no-match-new-battery
A study of 86 million people has found no gene that controls human longevity. #CoSoScience
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/600824/is-there-a-fountain-of-youth-in-our-dna/
Systers' Women in tech networking event in Boston, March 7
https://www.cvent.com/c/express/78c8120e-3150-47ae-aff7-8fef019b3047
MORE:
GOES-S Satellite Roars Into Orbit
http://spaceref.com/earth/goes-s-satellite-roars-into-orbit.html
NASA, ULA Launch Advanced NOAA Weather Satellite
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-ula-launch-advanced-noaa-weather-satellite
Practical spin wave transistor one step closer
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180301144136.htm
Who is crazy now? (In which I am stunned to encounter people who agree with me that naturalness is nonsense.)
(Blog post by Sabine Hossenfelder)
http://backreaction.blogspot.com/2018/03/who-is-crazy-now-in-which-i-am-stunned.html
NSF Astronomical Sciences/Electromagnetic Spectrum Management · Astrophysicist · Engineer · Posts are my own.