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Weather Radar Goes Miniature

Posted by michael on from the button-up-your-overcoat dept.

quackking writes "As reported today in the Boston Globe, the NSF has committed at least $17M to build out a new network of miniature (at least in comparison with today's monsters) weather radars. This is to radar what Beowulf clusters are to the mainframe; the scientists at U Mass Amherst project that eventually a weather radar node will be deployable for under $20K! Now to figure out how to get real-time access to this mesh of sensors and create a really cool screensaver..."

3 of 167 comments (clear)

  1. Super! by Deltan · · Score: 0, Troll

    Maybe now when they call for sun it won't rain instead?

  2. Penisbird from GNAA goes miniture by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    L0L0L0L0L! DEBIAN IS 0BS0LETE! L0L0L0L!

  3. A bit of common sense by ArmenTanzarian · · Score: -1, Troll

    Why don't they try to get the weather right before they make the way we get it smaller?