August 2018
Exoplanet census promises radical discoveries
... is possible to see much dimmer and closer in planets like those in our own solar system. By including a spectrometer, a device that separates light into its constituent colours, it becomes possible to see signatures of molecules making up the planet...
August 2018
Monitoring marine litter by satellite
...) techniques, a technology based on the active emission of microwaves (currently in the range 1-35 GHz, considering operational devices and demonstrators) and detection of the backscattered signal. Current payloads can generate radar images with...
October 2018
Using space-based data for humanitarian causes
... even been extended for use by the average individual who can access it through mapping programmes on handheld devices such as smartphones. Syrian refugees behind border fences as they wait to cross into Turkey at Akcakale. Transformative technology...
October 2018
Looking for life on Enceladus with IceMole
... by the natural decay of a radioactive material, typically plutonium or americium isotopes. A fuel cell, on the other hand, is an electrochemical device that uses water for energy storage. During charge mode, power is provided to the fuel cell for...
