by David Hambling | May 30, 2016 | Latest Posts
There are plenty of devices to stop drones out there. The problem is that, in the US at least, using them is highly illegal. As the number of domestic drones reachers over two million and instances of misuse multiple, the administration still treats them like aircraft...
by David Hambling | May 30, 2016 | Latest Posts
In this piece in New Scientist magazine I explore the idea that perching drones, which can occupy ground for an extended period of time, change the political calculus when it comes to taking military action. Historically, when faced with a situation like Syria of...
by David Hambling | May 15, 2016 | Latest Posts
A quadrotor developed by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is can start fires by dropping incendiary “dragon balls” the size of Ping-Pong balls. The aim is to makes it easier to carry out “prescribed burns”, fires which are started...
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