radar
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Monster Machines: This Qantas Airbus A380 Barely Fits Inside Its Hangar
Yesterday, we were given a tour of Qantas’ Sydney Jetbase including the flight hangar where aircraft are serviced and repaired. At the time of our visit, the bulk of the sprawling installation was filled up by a single Airbus A380. Standing over 24 metres high and boasting a wingspan of nearly 80 metres, it truly…
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Smoke From New South Wales Fires Are Being Picked Up By Weather Radar
A bushfire emergency has been declared in the west of New South Wales this afternoon as four fires burn out of control. Smoke from the fires is now beginning to waft into the Sydney CBD and surrounding suburbs, so much so that the Bureau of Meteorology is picking it up on its radar loops.
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Monster Machines: The World’s Most Advanced Radar
The modern naval battlefield is a cacophony of electromagnetic energy with active and jamming signals competing for dominance amid the din. This new 3D radar system, however, cuts through the static of war to accurately track nearly 1000 tennis ball-sized incoming threats, which might be moving at Mach 3, from 24km away.
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You Can Be A Real Superhero With This Spider-Sense Robot Suit
Who doesn’t want real-life superpowers? Unfortunately, getting yourself bitten by some kind of radioactive spider isn’t really the best way to go about it. But thankfully, tech is here to resurrect your childhood hopes and dreams. University of Illinois’ Victor Mateevitsi, for instance, has managed to bring “spider-sense” to the real world with a haptic…