atmosphere influence, atmospheric metal layers, lidar, new discoveries, study

Atmospheric Metal Layers Appear With Surprising Regularity

Twice a day, at dusk and just before dawn, atmospheric metal layers of sodium and other metals begin sinking down through the atmosphere about 90 miles above the city of Boulder, Colorado. The movement of these atmospheric metal layers was captured by one of the world’s most sensitive “lidar” instruments and reported Tuesday in the ...

June 6, 2021

Troy Oakes

Twice a day, at dusk and just before dawn, a faint layer of sodium and other metals begins sinking down through the atmosphere, about 90 miles above Boulder, Colorado.

LiDAR Startup Nets $170 Million in Funding

A few months back, LiDAR startup Innoviz announced that it had raised US$132 million in Series C funding. The company has added US$38 million more, closing funding for the round at US$170 million. In total, Innoviz has raised US$252 million to date. LiDAR tech Innoviz and most of the LiDAR startups see a tremendous opportunity ...

June 22, 2019

Jack Roberts