Energy & Green Tech
UC Berkeley researchers just broke another record in photovoltaic efficiency, an achievement that could lead to an ultralight engine that can power drones for days.
Jul 26, 2019
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Robotics
Researchers at University of Colorado Boulder's ATLAS Institute and University of Calgary have recently developed an actuated, expandable structure that can be used to fabricate shape-changing aerial robots. In a paper set ...
Engineering
Different types of RITs were recently tested on a double-skin supramax bulk cargo carrier owned by Greek shipper Oceanbulk Maritime. The testing was carried out by Belgian certification company Bureau Veritas that established ...
Jul 15, 2021
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have determined how to pinpoint the location of a drone operator who may be operating maliciously or harmfully near airports or protected airspace by analyzing the flight ...
Jul 8, 2020
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Robotics
If you've ever swatted a mosquito away from your face, only to have it return again (and again and again), you know that insects can be remarkably acrobatic and resilient in flight. Those traits help them navigate the aerial ...
Mar 2, 2021
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Engineering
To get drones to fly around complicated obstacles in the dark by themselves, University of Cincinnati researchers are turning to the pros.
Jun 5, 2018
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Robotics
Search and rescue efforts following disasters like the massive earthquakes in Turkey and Syria are a race against time. Emergency response teams need to quickly identify voids or spaces in building rubble where survivors ...
Apr 20, 2023
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Engineering
(Tech Xplore)—Getting a drone up in the air is only one step ahead for those who work on and study drones. The feats to accomplish further rest in how well they fly, self-balance, perch, land and, if used in numbers, how ...
Robotics
Drones and robots could build and repair future cities, but only if they can work together – by copying the tactics of nature.
Mar 14, 2019
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Amazon wants to acquaint us with their future delivery system, which has been designed to get packages to customers in 30 minutes or less using small unmanned aerial vehicles—yes, drones.
