Sentences with phrase «precise measurement possible»

Much depends on the most precise measurement possible, including a potential answer to a major scientific puzzle: why the universe contains any matter at all.

From the leading scientists at Bologna, Cassini learned the importance of using high - quality instruments to make the most precise measurements possible.

Not exact matches

Despite its technical difficulty, lunar laser ranging is capable of exquisite precision, and Murphy thinks it's possible that his measurements — the most accurate measurements ever of the moon's path around Earth, if all goes well — may be precise enough to reveal a violation of the equivalence principle.

Precise measurements of the relative positions of the Earth and moon make it possible to determine whether they are accelerated differently.

Because the atomic fountain allows extremely precise measurements of the energy levels of atoms, it may be possible to adapt the device to make an improved atomic clock.

This sharp contrast is the reason these extremely precise time measurements become possible.

«By combining satellite technology with on - the - ground hydraulic measurements and modeling, we're able to develop much more precise information over a wider area than ever before possible,» Hill said.

Radial velocity data can be combined with transit measurements to yield precise planetary masses as well as densities of transiting planets and thereby limit the possible materials of which the planets are composed.

Trends were easy to see but more precise measurements were not possible to obtain.

... Quantification of these sources is possible using precise satellite altimetry and gravity measurements as initiated by the IceSat (36) and GRACE satellites (37), which warrant follow - on missions.

Often the experimental aspects, the obsessive attention needed to ensure that measurements are as precise (repeatable) as possible is sometimes overlooked.

Since 1992, Topex / Poseidon has been providing highly precise altimetry measurements which has made it possible to map the energy dissipated by tides.

1950s: Research on military applications of radar and infrared radiation promotes advances in radiative transfer theory and measurements = > Radiation math — Studies conducted largely for military applications give accurate values of infrared absorption by gases = > CO2 greenhouse — Nuclear physicists and chemists develop Carbon - 14 analysis, useful for dating ancient climate changes = > Carbon dates, for detecting carbon from fossil fuels in the atmosphere, and for measuring the rate of ocean turnover = > CO2 greenhouse — Development of digital computers affects many fields including the calculation of radiation transfer in the atmosphere = > Radiation math, and makes it possible to model weather processes = > Models (GCMs)-- Geological studies of polar wandering help provoke Ewing - Donn model of ice ages = > Simple models — Improvements in infrared instrumentation (mainly for industrial processes) allow very precise measurements of atmospheric CO2 = > CO2 greenhouse.

It is best to try to get your measurements as precise as possible to prevent this, or make sure you mix enough paint to complete your project.