Last Updated: Sunday, April 12, 2015, 16:06
Sensors in smartphones and other similar devices could be used to detect early ground movement to warn people about a potential earthquake, according to a new study.
Last Updated: Saturday, April 11, 2015, 13:09
Smartphones could very soon play an important role in saving millions of lives, as scientists are currently testing it as early warning systems for large earthquakes.
Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2014, 19:19
As they prepare to erupt, volcanoes shift their base, says an interesting study that paves the way for volcanologists to forecast future eruptions.
Last Updated: Sunday, January 5, 2014, 13:09
This could very well end the suspense over the hypothetical presence of a halo, or ring, surrounding our Earth.
Last Updated: Sunday, March 10, 2013, 18:22
China`s Beidou satellite-navigation system, which has proven its use in defence and national safety plans, may be used for civilian purposes like typhoon monitoring, traffic management and agriculture.
Last Updated: Sunday, March 3, 2013, 18:30
In a stiff challenge to America`s Global Positioning System, China on Sunday said that its home-grown navigation system `BeiDou` will be achieving full-scale global coverage by around 2020.
Last Updated: Friday, February 15, 2013, 08:48
The new sat-nav combines a conventional global positioning system (GPS) signal with those of other sensors - accelerometers and gyroscopes - to pinpoint a car’s location to within 2m.
Last Updated: Monday, January 14, 2013, 14:12
South Korea has developed bombs equipped with a global positioning system capable of targeting distant enemies day and night, the state arms development agency said on Monday.
Last Updated: Tuesday, January 8, 2013, 19:04
Against the backdrop of the recent attacks on Tamil Nadu fishermen allegedly by Sri Lankan Navy, GPS equipment is being fitted on boats to help them in navigation.
Last Updated: Sunday, July 8, 2012, 09:07
Trash vans deputed by Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon have been installed with GPS devices to ensure that the task of garbage disposal is carried out properly.
Last Updated: Friday, July 6, 2012, 15:05
In an alarming recovery of advanced direction-finder devices, security forces in Chhattisgarh have recovered an operational GPS device from a Naxal hideout in Rajnadgaon district.
Last Updated: Sunday, May 13, 2012, 18:03
Your smartphone helps you smoothly navigate highways and streets of an unfamiliar city. But once you enter a mega mall, its global positioning system (GPS) goes blind.
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