A radio that is able to change a broadcast depending on where you are and what you are doing, has been demonstrated by the BBC. The Perceptive Radio, created by Ian Forrester of the corporation’s Future Media division, is thought to be a world first. The team produced a computer-generated radio drama where the script …
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May 22 2013
NASA looking for far-out ideas
NASA is looking for far-out ideas. NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program is seeking Phase II proposals for continuation of promising studies selected during the first phase of the visionary program. The NIAC program funds cutting-edge concepts with the potential to transform future aerospace missions, enable new capabilities, or significantly alter current approaches to launching, …
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May 22 2013
SEA-PAC Amateur Radio Convention
SEA-PAC Amateur Radio Convention The SEA-PAC Amateur Radio Convention takes place in Seaside, Oregon, May 31 to June 2. SEA-PAC is the Northwest’s largest amateur radio convention. There will be communication equipment dealers and factory representatives on hand to demonstrate the latest technology. In addition there will be seminars on emergency communications, digital communications, national …
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May 22 2013
First picture from ESTCube-1 ham radio CubeSat
First picture from ESTCube-1 ham radio CubeSat The first picture taken by the amateur radio CubeSat ESTCube-1 in space has been released. ESTCube-1 was launched from Kourou in the Caribbean on May 7 at 0206 UT on an ESA Vega rocket into a 704 km orbit. The hard work of the first two weeks has …
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May 17 2013
Met Office keeping a close eye on space weather
The UK Met Office will be keeping a close eye on the Sun over the coming days after a recent surge in its activity. The eruptions from these spots come in several different forms, but if the events are of sufficient strength and directed towards the Earth, they can all cause impacts on our modern-day …
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