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Radio Telescopes Settle Controversy Over Distance To Pleiades

2014-09-02 10:11:20| rfglobalnet News Articles

Astronomers have used a worldwide network of radio telescopes to resolve a controversy over the distance to a famous star cluster -- a controversy that posed a potential challenge to scientists' basic understanding of how stars form and evolve. The new work shows that the measurement made by a cosmic-mapping research satellite was wrong.

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Orange Goes the Distance to Test 4G at Tour de France

2014-08-22 19:02:54| Wireless - Topix.net

Henri Terreaux travelled the entire 3,656 kilometer route of this year's Tour de France - but he isn't a cyclist.

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Bearingless Encoder offers non-contact distance measurement.

2014-08-22 14:33:14| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

Measuring 10 x 15 x 45.5 mm, Model MIL10 comprises sensing head and adhesive magnetic tape. Signal processing integrated in sensing head allows for resolutions up to 5 µm, while max output frequency of 350 kHz allows for travel speeds up to 25 m/s. MIL 10 is available with 5 Vdc supply and TTL/RS422 compliant line drivers and as 10...30 Vdc variant with push-pull. Both output two inverted channels with 90° shift and generate additional pole-periodic inverted index pulse. This story is related to the following:Test and Measuring Instruments Sponsored by: TREK EQUIPMENT - PNA Category Tile July14Search for suppliers of: Magnetic Encoders

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PRT-Enabled 2D Laser Scanner delivers 360° distance measurement.

2014-08-21 14:30:42| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

Able to detect objects at distances up to 33 ft and/or reflectors to 197 ft, R2000 UHD features Pulse Ranging Technology (PRT), rotating head, gapless 360° measuring angle, and interactive, wrap-around LED display. Latter is capable of delivering text-based and graphical information, while 50 Hz scan rate (3,000 rpm) enables detection of protrusions or obstacles over large area and at high speeds. Ethernet interface, included, enables transmission of data at speeds up to 100 Mbps. This story is related to the following:Computer Hardware and PeripheralsSearch for suppliers of: Laser Scanners | Distance Measuring Sensors

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