Category Archives: Environment
NASA Drones Will Watch Hurricanes from Birth
Starting next month, NASA will remotely pilot two high-flying aircraft into the Atlantic Ocean’s hurricane nursery to track tropical cyclones from birth. Continue reading
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Northwest Scientists Using Drones to Spy on Nature
NOAA’s operations on the Washington coast this summer are part of a two-year project to evaluate the costs and benefits of unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
Steerable Paper Planes and Maple Seeds the Basis for Life-Saving, Disposable UAVs
The term “UAV” generally leads us to think about expensive, high-tech military drones like General Atomics’ Predator, but a Robotics team led by Dr. Paul Pounds at Australia’s University of Queensland has created a pair of UAVs that are so cheap and easy to manufacture that they’ll literally be disposable, single use items. Continue reading
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Drones in U.S. Airspace: Principles for Governance
Both government and the private sector use drones mostly without weapons capabilities. Because of their wide-reaching surveillance capabilities, however, even unarmed drones could threaten personal privacy and civil liberties. As the Federal Aviation Administration develops regulations for the operation of drones in domestic skies, it should consider constitutional concerns and privacy rights. Continue reading
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