ANN ARBOR — In a study that gives astronomers new insights into how planets form, research led by the University of Michigan has enabled a dramatically more precise measurement of the amount of dust and gas in the planet-forming disk around a young star.
The findings speak, in a way, to a fundamental question: “Why are we here?” (more…)
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Researchers who are working to fix global positioning system (GPS) errors have devised software to take a more accurate measurement of altitude – particularly in mountainous areas.
The software is still under development, but in initial tests it enabled centimeter-scale GPS positioning – including altitude – as often as 97 percent of the time. (more…)