Science news articles about 'radio'

  • Second radio link-up between Nespoli and Italian students

    The second amateur radio link-up between ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli and Italian students took ... :33 UT). This link-up continues the Amateur Radio on the ISS (ARISS) educational activity, which is part ...
  • Emergency links: NIST identifies 'sweet spot' for radios in tunnels

    ... Technology (NIST) have confirmed that underground tunnels—generally a difficult setting for radios—can have a frequency “sweet spot” at which signals may travel several times farther than at other ...
  • Study transmits radio signals in tunnels

    GAIHERSBURG, Md., May 20 (UPI) -- The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology says it's identified "sweet spot" frequencies capable of transmitting radio signals in tunnels.
  • Radio Telescopes to Keep Sharp Eye on Mars Lander

    ... the Red Planet's atmosphere toward its landing on May 25, its progress will be scrutinized by radio telescopes from the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO). At NRAO control rooms in Green ...
  • Radio glitch delays activities for Mars lander

    NASA couldn't send commands Tuesday to the Phoenix Mars lander because of a radio glitch, delaying a second day of activities, officials said.
  • Radio astronomers detect 'baby quasar' near the edge of the visible Universe

    ... morphology in the most distant radio quasar ever. This was done using the world's most sensitive network of radio telescopes called the European VLBI Network (EVN). The results of their discovery are ...
  • AOL revamps online radio, adds CBS stations

    (AP) -- AOL is revamping its popular online radio service Tuesday, adding streams from all 140 CBS Corp.-owned radio stations and upgrading its player to add more functions and expand the service's ...
  • Radio telescopes reveal unseen galactic cannibalism

    ... Foundation's Very Large Array (VLA) radio telescope show the majority of them are, in fact, ... studied the Seyferts with the VLA, specifically looking for radio waves emitted by hydrogen atoms. The VLA ...
  • Astronomers determine path of radio waves

    IOWA CITY, Iowa, July 9 (UPI) -- U.S. astronomers have determined that radio waves generated by solar particles high above the Earth travel into space in a narrow plane.
  • Review: Wi-Fi radios bring the world home

    ... going to listen to? Norway's 24-hour folk music channel Allttid Folkemusikk? The public hearings of the California Integrated Waste Management Board? Radio Banadir - the Most Trusted News in Somalia?
  • Can The New iPhone Revolutionize Radio?

    ... a lot of attention, but the more important story isn't about the new hardware, but Larry Magid says the real story is the software that could make the device a key weapon in the radio revolution.
  • Analysts: Tough conditions won't kill radio deal

    ... a regulator's tough conditions for approval of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.'s purchase of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. may be tough but isn't likely to derail the deal, analysts said Thursday.
  • FCC OKs satellite radio merger

    Federal regulators formally approved the merger of the nation's only two satellite radio operators Friday, ending a 16-month-long drama closely watched by Washington and Wall Street.
  • High-Tech 'Heart' of New-Generation Radio Telescope Passes First Test

    ... Large Array (EVLA), part of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO), took a giant ... hardware designed to combine signals from its upgraded radio-telescope antennas to produce high resolution ...
  • Radio 5.1

    ... require no more memory than a compressed stereo signal. Another advantage is that radio broadcasters will be spared the expensive business of transmitting simultaneously in stereo and surround, as ...

Want to learn more? Search for radio

Return to e! Science News homepage for the latest science news

Sponsored links

Latest Science Newsletter

Get the latest and most popular science news articles of the week in your Inbox!