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Australian researchers just tested the world's first portable atomic clock at sea, protecting the GPS technology that powers $2 billion in daily global economic activity. The breakthrough could safeguard everything from pizza deliveries to critical infrastructure.
Europe just took a major step toward revolutionizing GPS technology by launching its first navigation satellites in low Earth orbit. The Celeste mission could make location services faster, more accurate, and more reliable for everyone.
A quick-thinking theft victim in Auckland used GPS tracking on his stolen nail gun to help police recover his property and arrest a suspect. The case shows how modern technology is giving everyday Kiwis new ways to fight back against crime.
New GPS technology in Rwanda has corrected boundary errors on over 222,000 land plots, resolving disputes that locked neighbors in conflict and blocked families from bank loans. The government plans to fix all remaining errors by 2026 at no cost to landowners.
From embroidering silk maps in ancient China to developing GPS technology, women have shaped how we see the world while their contributions went largely unrecognized. Now their stories are finally getting the recognition they deserve.
Japanese researchers just solved one of the biggest problems holding back self-driving cars in cities. Their new GPS method works reliably even when tall buildings block signals.