China, UK and US are all boosting their spy balloon programs
13 February 2023
Military interest in balloon surveillance had been increasing even before a Chinese-launched balloon wandered across the continental US
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Found 329 results for drones
Diving drone can switch between flying and swimming
6 February 2023
A drone that can fly like a standard quadcopter but also operate underwater could be developed as a tool for engineers and search and rescue teams
US military plan to create huge autonomous drone swarms sparks concern
2 February 2023
The AMASS project would involve thousands of drones, on the ground, in the air and in the water, working together in a "swarm of swarms" to overwhelm enemy defences
Drone with sticky patches studies biodiversity by bumping into trees
18 January 2023
A drone has revealed information on the animals inhabiting a tree's canopy simply by brushing against branches and collecting loose particles of environmental DNA with its sticky surfaces
Will we ever see commercial plane flights without human pilots?
17 January 2023
Many planes have autopilots, but they can only be used in certain circumstances. Now Airbus is testing one that can choose the nearest safe airport, land a plane and even taxi to the terminal if pilots are incapacitated
Russia is jamming more GPS satellite signals around Moscow
23 December 2022
A rise in the jamming of satellite navigation within Russia follows attacks by drones on Russian airbases and may be designed to deter further strikes
DeepMind’s AI cuts energy costs for cooling buildings
20 December 2022
Research firm DeepMind has built an AI to optimise cooling systems in buildings. In tests, it reduced energy usage by around 10 per cent
Watch this robot bird use a talon-like claw to land safely on a perch
15 December 2022
A talon-like claw with sharp ends and a softer middle helps this flying robot grasp onto thin perches just like a bird
A noisy flashing drone could stop bats crashing into wind turbines
14 December 2022
A drone equipped with lights and speakers can deter bats from wind farms to protect them from potentially deadly turbine blades
Melting sounds of an entire glacier recorded for the first time
14 December 2022
A 9-kilometre fibre-optic cable that captured the sounds of melting ice across an entire glacier could improve how researchers measure ice loss
