Monday Tech News
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on December 19, 2005 at 3:03:26 PM
Digital only over airwaves in 2009.
Robot saves the day at Gamma Irradiation Facility.
The solar system's crazy ways.
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Some of the airwaves would be given to public-safety organizations such as police, fire and rescue workers who have had trouble communicating during major crises such as the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and Hurricane Katrina. Current law requires stations to switch to airing only digital broadcasts when 85 percent of the country can receive the new signals, or by Dec. 31, 2006, whichever comes later. Experts have said that could take a long time, prompting lawmakers to seek a more certain date.
Robot saves the day at Gamma Irradiation Facility.
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The radiation from the source would be lethal to a human in just 30 seconds, and was too strong to be approached even in a protective suit. So White Sands officials called Sandia National Laboratory in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to see if their robot could help. "We called these guys and they came down and worked their magic," says Larry Furrow, a White Sands spokesman.
The solar system's crazy ways.
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The premier KBO is actually Pluto, considered by most astronomers to be a member of the region rather than a true planet (though many say its historical and cultural significance as a planet suggest it should have dual status). In October, Pluto was found to have two small satellites in addition to its large moon Charon.