A Sherbrooke, Que.-based quantum sensor startup that aims to “reveal the invisible” and provide an alternative to GPS announced it has been awarded two contracts worth about $3 million from Canada’s ...
Many portable electronic devices, like smartphones and tablets, now include a built-in GPS receiver with a variety of mapping apps that can be used to detect the location or provide directions to ...
Fundamental physics—let alone quantum physics—might sound complicated to many, but it can actually be applied to solve everyday problems. Imagine navigating to an unfamiliar place. Most people would ...
Quantum science—one of the Pentagon’s top research priorities—may be about to deliver on its longtime promise of an alternative to GPS. A team of scientists from Sandia National Laboratory has ...
The Pentagon’s biggest quantum challenge isn’t just the tech itself—it’s making the technology relevant and relatable to commanders and troops. But a push to develop and deploy quantum sensors for ...
Innovative Solutions & Support (IS&S), a technology company based in Exton, Pennsylvania, has announced that it has received a production order from The Boeing Company to provide its GPS sensor units ...
Arccos, the GPS-sensor based stat tracking app that gives average golfers access to more statistical self-awareness than any PGA Tour player gets from ShotLink, has updated its latest sensors to not ...
TaylorMade’s new commitment to a holistic approach to serving its customers through a revitalized app launched last month got another boost this week when the company joined with Arccos to offer the ...
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Drone crews face a new targeting trap as GPS fails

“In contested environments, the sensor’s imagery and video collections are only half the battle,” noted Kurt de Venecia, ...
Inside a tank, a mine drift, or a ship hull, the Global Positioning System usually drops away fast. That is where the answer to how do drones navigate without GPS becomes practical rather than ...
GPS networks are already a crucial part of everyday life around the world, but an international team of scientists has found a new, potentially life-saving use for them: tsunami warnings. Researchers ...