Daily Archives: February 26, 2014

DIY Radar

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But today we can use the good stuff that, until recently, was only available to military: radar. In this post we will discuss how radar works, commercially available small radar devices, and where to learn more to help make it easy to add radar to your next project.

via Guest Post: Try Radar for Your Next Project.

There are several different types of RADAR explained: Continuous Wave (CW) Doppler, Impulse, Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW).

Most important bits you can get for around $10,-.

Space Elevators: An Assessment of the Technological Feasibility and the Way Forward

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This book addresses the simple and complex issues that have been identified through the development of space elevator concepts over the last decade. The report begins with a summary of those ideas in Edwards’ and Westling’s book The Space Elevator (2003). Out of these beginnings has risen a worldwide cadre focused upon their areas of expertise as applied to space elevator development and operational infrastructure. The report answers some basic questions about the feasibility of a space elevator infrastructure.

via Science Deck – Space Elevators.

This study was conducted under the auspices of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) […] , as well as the International Space Elevator Consortium. […] There were 41 authors and 5 editors.