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Jul 14, 2019
Non-Linear Junction Detectors (NLJDs)
Posted by Richard Christophr Saragoza in categories: computing, mobile phones
The ORION™ Non-Linear Junction Detector (NLJD) detects the presence of electronics, regardless of whether they are radiating, hard wired, or even turned off. Electronics containing semi-conductor properties return a harmonic signature the ORION NLJD can detect when radiated with RF energy. An NLJD detects physical properties, and not energy emissions. Therefore, devices that contain circuit boards and their components, like cell phones, video cameras, and microphones can be detected by the ORION NLJD.
How does a non-linear junction detector work?
The NLJD antenna head is a transceiver (transmitter and receiver) that radiates a digital spread spectrum signal to determine the presence of electronic components. When the energy encounters semi-conductor junctions (diodes, transistors, circuit board connections, etc.), a harmonic signal returns to the receiver. The receiver measures the strength of the harmonic signal and distinguishes between 2nd or 3rd harmonics. When a stronger 2nd harmonic is represented on the display in red, it indicates an electronic junction has been detected. In this way, a hand-held ORION is used to sweep walls, objects, containers, furniture, and most types of surfaces to look for hidden electronics, regardless of whether the electronic device is turned on.
Jul 14, 2019
EX VIVO LUNG: Transplant surgeons at Toronto General Hospital make medical history
Posted by Richard Christophr Saragoza in categories: biotech/medical, robotics/AI
This can also be done with a brain in a jar hooked-up to A.I…
*** As featured on the Colbert Report — June 4, 2009 ***
Jul 14, 2019
HITACHI GLOBAL : News Release : Hitachi Develops a New RFID with Embedded Antenna MU-Chip
Posted by Richard Christophr Saragoza in category: computing
Jul 14, 2019
In memoriam – Corby Corbató, MIT computer science pioneer, dies at 93
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: computing, science
Fernando José Corbató, Turing Award winner, computer scientist extraordinaire, MIT computer lab pioneer, RIP.
Jul 14, 2019
Russia Launches Telescope Into Space To Map The Cosmos In ‘Outstanding’ Detail
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: cosmology, evolution
It would be the first-ever map of the universe in high-energy X-rays, Nature magazine noted.
Such a map “will be essential to solve the core questions of modern cosmology,” Roscosmos said in a press release. “How do dark energy and dark matter affect formation of the large-scale structure of the Universe? What is [the] cosmological evolution of supermassive black holes?”
The agency added that the telescope, which has reportedly taken decades to develop, is expected to find about “100,000 massive clusters of galaxies” and millions of supermassive black holes ― many of them new to science ― over a four-year survey period.
Jul 14, 2019
Before You Take a Mail-In DNA Test, Brace Yourself for Family Secrets
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: biotech/medical
Like many people, Barbara Greenberg wasn’t looking to unlock any deep, dark family secrets when she spit into a tube a few years ago and sent her DNA off to be analyzed. “I was just curious to see if I would find anything a bit interesting,” Greenberg says.
And at first, there were no real surprises; she was, as expected, 100 percent Eastern European Jewish. But she’d check back into her account now and then, looking for new matches to distant cousins, and eventually someone else popped up—an unknown female relative with a DNA match significant enough to indicate it was likely a half-sister.
As Greenberg and the other woman began communicating, their shared story took shape. Although the other woman had very little information about who her biological father might have been, Greenberg says the timing, location, and certain clues the woman’s mother had given over the years indicated that they did, indeed, share the same father.
Jul 14, 2019
Walter Cronkite and the awe of space exploration
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: space
https://youtube.com/watch?v=E96EPhqT-ds
Martha Teichner on the CBS News veteran’s coverage of an epochal human event: Man landing on the moon.
Jul 14, 2019
Milestones in space travel: An illustrated timeline
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: engineering, space travel
We’ve come a long, long way since the U.S. first launched fruit flies into space in 1947. Since then, we’ve sent astronauts to the moon, installed an International Space Station in orbit and landed spacecraft on Mars. In the past couple of decades, private corporations such as SpaceX and Blue Origin have joined the fray and will likely play instrumental roles in aerospace engineering and space exploration. Here’s a look at some major advancements we’ve made in spacecraft technology and space exploration milestones over the past seven decades.
Jul 14, 2019
Curiosity Rover on Mars Spotted from Space in Awesome NASA Photo
Posted by Alberto Lao in category: space
A camera on board NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spotted the Curiosity rover on May 31, 2019.