• Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • September 6th, 2015
Self-Driving Cars Are Hackable

Self-Driving Cars Are Hackable

Security researcher finds a way to make self-driving cars slow down or stop using a homemade electronics kit

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 7th, 2013
NASA to Develop World's First Spaceborne Sodium LIDAR

NASA to Develop World's First Spaceborne Sodium LIDAR

The instrument will be used to study the Earth's mesosphere

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 3rd, 2012
Floods Caused by Hurricane Isaac Mapped in 3D

Floods Caused by Hurricane Isaac Mapped in 3D

The study covered the Interstate-510 bridge in New Orleans

Legendary Lost City Found in Honduras

Legendary Lost City Found in Honduras

Remote sensing technique was used to uncover the ruins

Lake Tahoe Fault Line Poses Significant Seismic Risk

Lake Tahoe Fault Line Poses Significant Seismic Risk

American experts up risk assessment for the entire region

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 23rd, 2012
ESA Develops LIDAR for Deep Space Exploration

ESA Develops LIDAR for Deep Space Exploration

The instrument provides advanced scanning capabilities

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 10th, 2012
Fresh Fault Ruptures Studied with 3D Models

Fresh Fault Ruptures Studied with 3D Models

New technique allows the taking of before-and-after pictures

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 15th, 2011
Ancient Landslide Turned Eel River Into a Lake

Ancient Landslide Turned Eel River Into a Lake

The landscape feature has long since disappeared from view

NSF to Open Airborne Laser Mapping Center at UH

NSF to Open Airborne Laser Mapping Center at UH

It will be the first such center at the university

A Good Mix: LIDAR and Wind Turbines

A Good Mix: LIDAR and Wind Turbines

Harnessing the wind could become more efficient

  • Sci Pry
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 1st, 2009
Our Relations with the Urban Environment May Soon Change

Our Relations with the Urban Environment May Soon Change

3D maps could provide the necessary means to edit the world

  • Sci Pry
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 18th, 2009
ROAMS Takes Mobile Map-Making to the Next Level

ROAMS Takes Mobile Map-Making to the Next Level

The device is built of commercially available parts

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 3rd, 2009
Phoenix Finds Signs of Clouds and Snowfall on Mars

Phoenix Finds Signs of Clouds and Snowfall on Mars

The find could recreate the planet's water circuit

 
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