The Federal Aviation Administration is expected to announce Thursday that it is granting permits to seven movie and television production companies to fly drones, an important step toward greater use of the technology by ...
Other
Sep 25, 2014
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The next big thing in aviation may be really small. With some no bigger than a hummingbird, the hottest things at this week's Farnborough International Airshow are tiny compared with the titans of the sky, such as the Airbus ...
Engineering
Jul 17, 2014
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At the end of May 2014, Epson and the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), an independent organization, conducted tests in the city of Sakaide in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan, to explore the ...
Engineering
Jun 20, 2014
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In the not too distant future, you may hear the hum of a drone's rotors as it descends upon you and be filled with a sense of relief, not panic. After all, it's coming to save you, not harm you.
Engineering
Jan 15, 2014
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Like a well-trained dog, the HEXO+ follows you faithfully wherever you go. But it doesn't walk besides you—it's airborne.
Engineering
Jul 17, 2014
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Nearly 100 researchers and students from four universities, including the University of Kentucky, converged in Stillwater, Oklahoma, recently to do what they do best—fly unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), otherwise known ...
Engineering
Jul 11, 2016
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Australia's flagship icebreaker has for the first time used drone technology to navigate treacherous Antarctic waters, overcoming significant technical hurdles, officials said Wednesday.
Earth Sciences
Dec 23, 2015
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The U.S. Navy says it has landed a drone the size of a fighter jet on an aircraft carrier for the first time.
Engineering
Jul 10, 2013
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There has yet to be a confirmed U.S. collision between a drone and a manned aircraft, but there's a growing number of close calls as drones fly where they least belong—near airports.
Other
Dec 11, 2015
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More than a third of Americans worry their privacy will suffer if drones like those used to spy on U.S. enemies overseas become the latest police tool for tracking suspected criminals at home, according to an Associated Press-National ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Sep 27, 2012
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