Tag: INTERFERENCE

Sitting in 13,000 square miles of blissful radio silence is the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) -- or at least that was the idea when Congress created the radio-free quiet zone 50 years ago. In order for scientists to study the faint signals of neutron stars and pulsars, the facility needs zero interference from Earth-based sources, a feat that has become more difficult in our modern ...

There is plenty of paranoia and weariness surrounding the potential for radio frequency identification tags (RFID) being used by shady governments and corporations to track your every move, or becoming yet another target for hackers with nefarious motives. But they have proven useful for tracking equipment, goods, and patients who may not be fully capable of caring for themselves. Though this ...