GPS
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Tomorrow’s Galactic Explorers Could Use Pulsars As Interstellar GPS
Space is so ludicrously vast that keeping a precise fix on our spacecraft — even within the solar system — is really tough. So rather than track them from afar, a team of researchers want spacecraft to govern themselves — using pulsars.
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Lost Cat: A True Story Of Love, Desperation And GPS Technology
Caroline Paul and her partner, the illustrator (and friend of Gizmodo) Wendy MacNaughton, were devastated when their beloved tabby cat Tibia disappeared from their San Francisco home. It was utterly out of character for the timid Tibby to venture far, especially for over a month’s time.
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Two Cheap Sensors Could Transform GPS Navigation
A team of Spanish researchers has developed a way to vastly improve in-car GPS navigation — and all it requires is some cheap, extra sensors.
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The Plan To Catch Prescription Drug Thieves With GPS Chips In The US
Addictive prescription drugs are flying off the shelves — and not in the hands of paying customers. Pill robberies are becoming such a problem in the US that the NYPD wants to start planting fake prescription drug bottles with embedded GPS chips in pharmacies to help the cops bust thieves after heists.