Physicist S. James Gates, Jr. receives AAAS award
... "And in this book I learned that the stars in the sky were not just lights but places to go," Gates said. "And suddenly my universe got very much larger." He learned that science and technology might provide a way to get such places. Science also provides a way to understand the cosmos, a challenge that...Robotic cameras join search for 'Holy Grail of bird-watching'
...ers note that simply pointing video cameras at the sky and recording is not practical, as the images would quickly fill up the computer's hard drive. The challenge, they say, is for the software to automatically recognize when animals are present. "Passive infrared (PIR) motion sensors are sometimes used......stern Arctic. The lidar system use echoes from the sky to measure temperatures at different heights, similar to what a weather balloon does, but at much greater elevations. The lidar beams reach 25 to 50 miles high. The studys goal is to better understand the structure of the stratospheric vortex, und...In a night sky filled with hungry bats, good-tasting moths increase their chances of survival by mimicking the sounds of their bad-tasting cousins, according to a new Wake Forest University study. Published in the May 29 issue of the Proceedings of the National A...