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Falling Space Debris Can Be Tracked Across Earth Using Earthquake Sensors
This new method could provide real-time data on falling space debris, increasing safety and allowing authorities to take faster action.
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How Earthquake Sensors Turn Some Japanese Vending Machines Into Life-Saving Devices
Being prone to earthquakes and tsunamis, Japan has come up with some truly innovative ideas. Here's how some of its vending machines help during disasters.
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New Algorithm Uses Fiber Optic Cables to Improve Earthquake Detection Globally
Researchers have developed an algorithm that converts fiber optic cables into seismic sensors, improving earthquake detection and early warning systems. The method integrates fiber optic and traditional seismometer data, overcoming challenges in earthquake monitoring. The technology could also help detect seismic activity in volcanoes and glaciers....
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Scientists Predict Under Sea Volcano Eruption Near Oregon Coast in 2025
Axial Seamount, an undersea volcano located off the coast of Oregon, is showing signs of an impending eruption, with scientists predicting it could occur as early as 2025. The volcano’s surface has been swelling, and seismic activity is increasing, both of which mirror patterns seen before previous eruptions. Researchers have been closely monitor...
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Google Rolls Out Earthquake Alerts System for Android Smartphones in India
Google has announced a new alert system for Android smartphones in India to deliver early warnings in the event of an earthquake. The Android Earthquake Alerts System utilises sensors present on Android smartphones to detect earthquakes and estimate their severity.
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Google To Roll Out Earthquake Alert Service On Smartphones In India
Earthquake Alert System in India: Internet major Google will roll out an earthquake alert service in India that works using sensors in Android smartphones to detect and estimate the intensity of earthquakes, the company said on Wednesday.
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Google Turns Android Phones Into Earthquake Detectors
Google's Android phones on Tuesday started detecting earthquakes around the world to provide data that could eventually give billions of users precious seconds of warning of a tremor nearby, with an alerting feature first rolling out in California, US.
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Indonesia Tsunami Sensors Failed To Detect Huge Waves: Official
Indonesia's geophysics agency lifted a tsunami warning 34 minutes after it was first issued following a major earthquake that sent huge waves crashing into the northeastern coast of Sulawesi island, killing hundreds and leaving thousands more homeless.
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Sony Reports Record Profits on Sales on Image Sensors
The profit surge comes mainly as Sony's image sensor business returned to stability having recovered from earthquake damage sustained a year ago.
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Sony's Image Sensor Business Drives Company Turnaround
Image sensors are now likely to be the biggest contributor to the profit growth, as operations at a factory damaged by earthquakes a year ago have returned to normal.
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Sony Says Nagasaki, Not Suspended Kumamoto Plant, Makes Smartphone Sensors
The company said it had yet to decide when to restart the Kumamoto plant.
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Smartphone Can Alert Users To Earthquakes
A new app developed by U.S. scientists can turn your smartphone into an earthquake sensor and potentially save lives.
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IIT Roorkee Installs Earthquake Sensors in Uttarakhand
IIT Roorkee has installed 89 sensors out of a total of 100 to be set up from Uttarkashi to Chamoli in Uttarakhand as part of a project launched by the Centre to alert people within seconds of an earthquake across north India.
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Falling Space Debris Can Be Tracked Across Earth Using Earthquake Sensors
This new method could provide real-time data on falling space debris, increasing safety and allowing authorities to take faster action.
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How Earthquake Sensors Turn Some Japanese Vending Machines Into Life-Saving Devices
Being prone to earthquakes and tsunamis, Japan has come up with some truly innovative ideas. Here's how some of its vending machines help during disasters.
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New Algorithm Uses Fiber Optic Cables to Improve Earthquake Detection Globally
Researchers have developed an algorithm that converts fiber optic cables into seismic sensors, improving earthquake detection and early warning systems. The method integrates fiber optic and traditional seismometer data, overcoming challenges in earthquake monitoring. The technology could also help detect seismic activity in volcanoes and glaciers....
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Scientists Predict Under Sea Volcano Eruption Near Oregon Coast in 2025
Axial Seamount, an undersea volcano located off the coast of Oregon, is showing signs of an impending eruption, with scientists predicting it could occur as early as 2025. The volcano’s surface has been swelling, and seismic activity is increasing, both of which mirror patterns seen before previous eruptions. Researchers have been closely monitor...
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Google Rolls Out Earthquake Alerts System for Android Smartphones in India
Google has announced a new alert system for Android smartphones in India to deliver early warnings in the event of an earthquake. The Android Earthquake Alerts System utilises sensors present on Android smartphones to detect earthquakes and estimate their severity.
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Google To Roll Out Earthquake Alert Service On Smartphones In India
Earthquake Alert System in India: Internet major Google will roll out an earthquake alert service in India that works using sensors in Android smartphones to detect and estimate the intensity of earthquakes, the company said on Wednesday.
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Google Turns Android Phones Into Earthquake Detectors
Google's Android phones on Tuesday started detecting earthquakes around the world to provide data that could eventually give billions of users precious seconds of warning of a tremor nearby, with an alerting feature first rolling out in California, US.
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Indonesia Tsunami Sensors Failed To Detect Huge Waves: Official
Indonesia's geophysics agency lifted a tsunami warning 34 minutes after it was first issued following a major earthquake that sent huge waves crashing into the northeastern coast of Sulawesi island, killing hundreds and leaving thousands more homeless.
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Sony Reports Record Profits on Sales on Image Sensors
The profit surge comes mainly as Sony's image sensor business returned to stability having recovered from earthquake damage sustained a year ago.
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Sony's Image Sensor Business Drives Company Turnaround
Image sensors are now likely to be the biggest contributor to the profit growth, as operations at a factory damaged by earthquakes a year ago have returned to normal.
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Sony Says Nagasaki, Not Suspended Kumamoto Plant, Makes Smartphone Sensors
The company said it had yet to decide when to restart the Kumamoto plant.
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Smartphone Can Alert Users To Earthquakes
A new app developed by U.S. scientists can turn your smartphone into an earthquake sensor and potentially save lives.
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IIT Roorkee Installs Earthquake Sensors in Uttarakhand
IIT Roorkee has installed 89 sensors out of a total of 100 to be set up from Uttarkashi to Chamoli in Uttarakhand as part of a project launched by the Centre to alert people within seconds of an earthquake across north India.
