A mission to Mars can be viewed as the apex of human technological achievement. However, to make this dream a reality several obstacles need to be overcome. One is devising […]
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Posted inAway Teams & Field Reports, Exploration Gear & Tech, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Press Release, Tricorders & Sensors
Tricorder Tech: 3D Outcrop Scanning Using An Apple iPhone 14 Pro
Since the Apple iPhone Pro has an infrared LiDAR built in, geoscientists have presented a variety of possible applications. One of the most attractive applications is the scanning of outcrops.
Posted inApps - Games, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Commercial & Private Sector, Exploration Gear & Tech, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Microbiology & Virology, Nanotechnology & SynBio, Planetary Protection & Biosafety, Press Release, Tricorders & Sensors
Tricorder Tech: Rapid, Simultaneous Detection Of Multiple Bacteria Achieved With Handheld Sensor
Hear the words E. coli or salmonella and food poisoning comes to mind. Rapid detection of such bacteria is crucial in preventing outbreaks of foodborne illness. While the usual practice […]
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Tricorder Tech: A Highly Capable Language Model Locally On Your Phone
Editor’s note: you can never seem to have too much access to data when you are on an Away Team out in the middle of nowhere. The further afield you […]
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Tricorder Tech: Reviewing The State Of Biosensors And Lab-on-a-chip Technologies: Opportunities For Extreme Environments And Space Exploration
The space race is entering a new era of exploration, in which the number of robotic and human missions to various places in our solar system is rapidly increasing.
Posted inAtmospheres, Climate, Weather, Away Teams & Field Reports, Biochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Exploration Gear & Tech, Press Release, Tricorders & Sensors
Tricorder Tech: Away Team Gas Detection With A Smartphone
Editor’s note: A key aspect to understanding a new location during an Away Team Mission is understanding the local atmosphere and how it is affected by – and influences – […]
Posted inAway Teams & Field Reports, Exploration Gear & Tech, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Press Release, Tricorders & Sensors
Tricorder Tech: Using Your Smartphone As A High-Resolution Handheld Holographic Microscope
SMART researchers create world’s smallest LED and holographic microscope that enable conversion of existing mobile phone cameras into high-resolution microscopes
Posted inAstronomy & Telescopes, SETI & Technosignatures, Status Report
Simulation Of The Earth’s Radio Leakage From Mobile Towers As Seen From Selected Nearby Stellar Systems
Mobile communication towers represent a relatively new but growing contributor to the total radio leakage associated with planet Earth.
Posted inAway Teams & Field Reports, Exploration Gear & Tech, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Press Release, Tricorders & Sensors
Tricorder Tech: Android-based Application For Photoacoustic Tomography Image Reconstruction
Editor’s note: Photoacoustic tomography allows unique capabilities to look deep inside an organism. Up until now such a capability required the use of a desktop computer to process the data […]
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Tricorder Tech: Quantum Sensing In Your Pocket
Editor’s note: If you have seen a Tricorder on Star Trek then you know it pretty much answers a wide range of questions. It tells you about the planet you […]