The Human Brain's "GPS System" May Date Back 400 Million Years, New Nature Study on Zebrafish Suggests

Despite lacking a hippocampus entirely—and having diverged from the mammalian lineage roughly 400 million years ago—larval ...
Tech Xplore

GNSS-only method delivers stable positioning for autonomous vehicles in urban areas

Global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) are vital for positioning autonomous vehicles, buses, drones, and outdoor robots. Yet its accuracy often degrades in dense urban areas due to signal blockage ...
SpaceNews

Space Force ends ‘Resilient GPS’ satellite program

The effort, known as Resilient GPS, or R-GPS, began in 2024 and funded three industry teams to develop designs and early prototypes for alternative navigation satellites. The Space Force confirmed it ...
Ars Technica

GPS is vulnerable to jamming—here’s how we might fix it

That all works great against expensive SAM radars that are mounted on trucks and put up on hills away from ground clutter. A GPS jammer randomly on a truck in an area even somewhat populated, for ...
Hackaday

Arduino Hacks

[Tod] wrote in to tell us about his latest project. It’s called wifino, and aims to set your Arduino free by offering a web-based IDE, online storage for your Arduino sketches, and even WiFi enabled ...
The New York Times

U.S. and Venezuela Jam Caribbean GPS Signals to Thwart Attacks, Raising Flight Hazard

Military brinkmanship between President Trump and Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela has led to an increase in electronic warfare in the region. By Riley Mellen and Anatoly Kurmanaev Riley Mellen and Anatoly ...
Hackaday

Arduino Hacks

This fully-addressable RGB LED matrix was built by [John Graham-Cummings]. He didn’t start from scratch, but wisely repurposed a strand of GE Color Effect lights and built a pleasant looking case in ...
Digital Journal

SmartNav: Overcoming GPS weaknesses in cities

With an ageing population in need of transport, Japan is betting on autonomous cars — © AFP Kazuhiro NOGI With an ageing population in need of transport, Japan is ...
Electronic Design

Qualcomm’s Acquisition of Arduino Creates a New Vibe—AI and Signal Processing on the UNO Q

Arduino is being acquired by Qualcomm subject to regulatory approval for an undisclosed sum. Qualcomm Arduino introduces a new UNO form factor board, the Arduino UNO Q, which features both a STM32 MCU ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Kumar, A. (2024) Three Phase Transmission Line Fault Detection Using Arduino. International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology, 12, 4169-4183.

ABSTRACT: Rapid and accurate detection, classification, and localization (DCL) of faults in overhead transmission lines (TLs) are critical for minimizing downtime and enhancing power system resilience ...
curlytales

3000 Stray Dogs In Shimla To Be Fitted With GPS Collars And QR Codes In A First-Of-Its-Kind Initiative

On the winding streets of Shimla, a new kind of campaign is unfolding. Over the next 25 days, the city’s stray dogs will not only be vaccinated and sterilised, but also fitted with QR codes and ...