Sentences with phrase «on radar waves»

All detectors that pick up on the radar waves and laser beams from speed cameras could soon be illegal if a new road safety bill is implemented.

Pendry: I was working on radar waves with a company that had a radar absorbing material that worked really well, but they didn't understand why.

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A prime minister who came to office on a wave of optimism needs to find a way to provide a bit of it even to the sorts of hard - hit people who only rarely and fleetingly turn up on Ottawa's radar.

Because you have to use a radio wavelength that is smaller than the dimensions of the object you are trying to locate, radar relies on high - frequency waves, just a few inches long (higher frequencies have shorter wavelengths).

These two figures show the internal waves at Dongsha Island on April 23, 2010, as seen by the radar on TerraSAR - X in its conventional mode of operation (left) and in the experimental new mode that permits direct velocity measurements (right), with the measured surface velocities shown in color.

Coastal altimetry, which provides detailed wave and sea level data in the coastal zone captured by specialist instruments called radar altimeters on board satellites, is at the heart of the project and scientists from NOC have been at the cutting - edge of this technique.

As Tulaczyk watched the Herc on Jan. 17, 2013, the lake remained a mere silhouette pieced together from noisy geophysical measurements involving radar, lasers shot down from satellites and the seismic echoes of shock waves released by explosives detonated in shallow holes in the ice.

For example, radar is based on radio wave echoes.

Years later Tomonaga and Schwinger were to note astonishing parallels in their careers: both had worked on radar, wave propagation and magnetrons as part of their respective war efforts, and both used Heisenberg's theory to solve the same problem.

Clarke, T.S., and C.R. Bentley, High - resolution radar on Ice Stream B2: Antarctica: measurements of electromagnetic wave speed in firn and strain history from buried crevasses, Annals of Glaciology, Vol.

In July, the Office of Naval Research made a survey in the waters off Virginia Beach, Virginia using ScanEagle UAVs to study the effect of oceanic and atmospheric changes on radar and radio waves, with the aim of improving military communications and the ability of radar to detect hostile craft..

Sully has the potential to cause major waves on the Oscar radar.

Although the public presentation of charter school research today is nearly as contentious as it was when the AFT report made waves in 2004, beneath the radar screen is a growing convergence on a set of findings that fit neither the rosy predictions of the early advocates nor the dire fears of the early critics:

Lidar — an alternative take on radar using lasers to analyze light waves instead of radio waves — lacks radar's range and, like cameras, is sensitive to weather conditions.

The IS offers all the other tech you'd expect on a premium car: blind spot detection and rear cross-traffic alert («blind spot monitor» in Lexus terminology) using a single quasi-millimeter wave radar, lane departure warning («lane departure alert»), pre-collision system, and parking sonar.

Most adaptive cruise control systems use radar, although cameras and lidar (which works on the same principle as radar, but with light waves) can be used as well.

Pedestrian Detection works to identify passengers in your path — something you'll really appreciate on chaotic Philadelphia area roads — with a shape - recognition camera and millimeter - wave radar.

Autoblog Argentina has reported that the rumoured Fiat Toro SUV is back on FCA's radar as part of the «next wave» of products.

While the Honda Civic Type - R has been making waves worldwide since last year — this is what happens when a new version of a cult classic is on the way — the Civic Si trim has kind of been flying under the radar.

Aside from this, the celebratory vehicles — available in a number of variants and two - wheel and four - wheel guise — also come equipped with a Toyota Safety Sense P collision avoidance support package as standard equipment, and items on the list include millimetre - wave radar and a monocular camera.

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Unexpected comfort, great power, quiet operation although I would like to add some more acustimat, good fuel economy, wonderful cruise control with radar (millimeter wave speed tracking), great backup camera, one of the few cars with laminated windows all around, big trunk for a hybrid, heated seats for quick comfort in cold weather, and everyone comments on the gorgeous paint.

The two systems are combined in a single package, controlled by the same millimetre - wave radar system, operating through a sensor mounted on the front grille.

But the sector remains on my radar, as I suspect it's now close to a consolidation point where a dividend / yield - driven REIT business model takes over (average large - cap dividend yield's now only 2.2 %), which could trigger a new wave of investor sentiment & demand.

From what to expect from the new Ritz - Carlton Yacht Collection to the hottest new luxury ships set to hit the waves, here are the latest luxury cruise developments to keep on your radar.

Stay tuned for the latest announcements, and find out what is currently making waves on GAMEHOTEL's radar.

The 15 artists on this list are young and most are under the radar, but trust me, they are making waves that you will see and feel sooner rather than later.

The Pentagon is closing down three of the 20 NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) early - warning radar sites in northern Alaska because the ground they're built on in some cases is literally crumbling into the Arctic Ocean as a result of erosion caused by waves on ice - free waters, military officials at the U.S. Northern Command tell me.

The speed of photons is dependent on the media it moves through, radar waves move more slowly through moist air than through dry air.

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