Sentences with phrase «improved measurement techniques»

Like others of her colleagues, Leavitt was not simply a human calculator — she improved her measurement techniques, thought carefully about the data she collected and what it meant.

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The team made the refinements by developing innovative techniques that improved the precision of distance measurements to faraway galaxies.

Meanwhile the light - subtracting techniques may improve measurements of other phenomena, such as large - scale galaxy motions and the expansion of the universe.

He adds that the technique will improve measurements of astronomical distances, which build on the distances of nearby objects such as M33 to estimate the distances to other «standard candles» farther away, such as supernovae.

«We need to use modern measurement techniques to improve our understanding of material response,» Panerai said.

The measured uncertainty in location capability was 16 meters, much higher than the target of 3 meters, but this metric can be improved through future noise suppression techniques, increased sensor bandwidth, and improved digital algorithms that can accurately extract distance measurements, Howe explained.

However, these mapping techniques result in wider error bars than those of «legacy» point measurement techniques — an issue McNesby and his colleagues hope to improve on.

In this study, the authors use two techniques to improve their measurement.

Monash PhD student Ms Shakya Premachandra spent three months at the University of Warwick learning specific techniques and methods to improve the team's measurements.

The team, several of whom were part of the High - z Supernova Search Team that co-discovered the accelerating expansion of the universe in 1998, refined the universe's current expansion rate by developing innovative techniques that improved the precision of distance measurements to faraway galaxies.

«Being able to compare measurements made using completely different techniques will provide researchers an improved understanding of how soil might gain or lose carbon as environmental conditions change,» said Bond - Lamberty.

I've made a few small tweaks to the recipe based on more accurate ingredient measurements, and some improved baking techniques that I've picked up over the years. -RCB-

Working with your veterinarian, this technique can greatly improve the quality of life for diabetic cats by allowing blood glucose measurements to be determined without the undesired influence of «stress» that may accompany in - hospital testing.

Although the GNSS - R technique could improve wind speed measurements and hurricane research in the future, the scientists conclude that more work needs to be done to develop the technique and improve the accuracy of the high wind speeds it measures.

As ice drillers improved their techniques, making ever better measurements along their layered cores, they found a variety of large steps not only in temperature but also in the CO2 concentration.

Coordination efforts are focused on standardizing measurement techniques to improve fog - related data comparison from projects worldwide.

In addition to the data closely matching the models, the scientists also have five or six more years of climate data of all types, improved data due to better measurement techniques, and more data from a wider geographical area.