Drones tag and track quarry using nanoparticle sprays
21 August 2013
The US Air Force is funding work to let drones tag suspects or cars with a spray that gives them a distinct spectral signature, making them easy to track
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Listen to the music of the drones to forecast weather
21 August 2013
A system that listens to the distinctive buzzing sound of drone propellers could one day measure air pollution and provide weather updates
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5 July 2013
All the latest on newscientist.com: the end of colour blindness, black hole blitzars, killer quantum apps, hipster toad, drone strikes on the farm, and more
One Per Cent
3 July 2013
Telescopic contact lens, drones scour seas for drug-runners and how your router betrays you
Precision herbicide drones launch strikes on weeds
3 July 2013
A drone zipping over fields can spot the colour variations that give away weeds amongst crops, before sending in a ground vehicle to spray the densest patches
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1 July 2013
All the latest on newscientist.com: Gaia's comeback, citizen science, throttling HIV, megaquakes make volcanoes sink, and more
Printed drones to hunt down drug-running boats
1 July 2013
A 3D-printed UAV called 2Seas is designed to fly lengthy surveillance missions for coastguards in the UK, the Netherlands, Belgium and France
Wood is key ingredient in cheap rechargeable battery
21 June 2013
Sodium-based batteries containing wood could be the ideal replacement for lithium-based rechargeables, which are expensive to use on a large scale
Steered by thoughts, drone flies through hoops
4 June 2013
Look, no hands... A pilot has used thoughts alone to guide a remote-controlled drone around an aerial obstacle course
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23 May 2013
All the latest stories on newscientist.com, including: how genes shape food preferences, first interview with a dead man, space brain threat, and more
