Drone used to map radioactive vault at former US weapons site
13 December 2022
A drone has mapped a vault full of radioactive powder as part of a decades-long project to clean up a former weapons and nuclear energy test site in Idaho
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Found 329 results for drones
Drones on strings could puppeteer people in virtual reality
25 November 2022
Having drones on strings attached to a person could provide a more realistic simulation of interacting with physical objects in virtual reality
Ants appear to feel more optimistic after a sugary treat
11 November 2022
A sweet reward influences ants’ decision-making when they encounter ambiguous situations, hinting that they might have internal states like our emotions
Unpiloted military helicopter flies 134 km in simulated mission
2 November 2022
A retrofitted Black Hawk helicopter flew autonomously between mountains to deliver blood supplies in a simulated mission. It also picked up a simulated medical casualty
First 3D quantum accelerometer could let ships navigate without GPS
28 October 2022
A device that measures acceleration very precisely using quantum effects could be used for navigation when GPS is unavailable
Dredging in crucial habitat sparks row over UK marine protected areas
5 October 2022
Footage showing protected Scottish waters raked clean by scallop dredgers shows that marine protected areas are "paper parks", say campaigners
Russia's Nord Stream gas pipelines to Europe suffer mysterious leaks
27 September 2022
Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2, key gas pipelines between Russia and Europe, have sprung large leaks within hours of each other, sparking fears of deliberate sabotage
Drone swarm that 3D prints cement structures could construct buildings
21 September 2022
Bit by bit, drones can print structures made of foam and cement. The technique could transform future construction sites and post-disaster reconstruction
A third of scientists working on AI say it could cause global disaster
20 September 2022
A survey of artificial intelligence researchers found that 36 per cent believe AIs could cause a catastrophe on the scale of nuclear war
People prefer tech they think is old – even when it's actually not
9 September 2022
A series of experiments found that people prefer technology they think was invented before they were born. The effect seems to hold if the technology isn't really as old as people think it is
