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Move over mushers and planes, drones to deliver emergency supplies
A team of unmanned aerial vehicle experts led by the University of Alaska Fairbanks is working on delivering emergency medical supplies and, maybe later, cargo across Alaska with drones. UAF recently announced an upcoming test to fly a package across … Continue reading
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Regulators To Ease Restrictions On Drones, Clearing The Way For More Commercial Uses
Package delivery by drone is one small step closer to reality today. Federal regulators announced plans Monday to change rules to allow drone operators to fly their unmanned aerial vehicles over populated areas and at night, without having to get … Continue reading
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Use drones to deliver organs for transplant? Baltimore surgeon says it would save precious time, money
At a Southern Maryland airfield, Dr. Joseph Scalea watched a drone carrying a kidney in a cardboard cooler fly 3 miles. The test flight, repeated 14 times, was the culmination of three years’ work by the University of Maryland Medical … Continue reading
ORGANS BY DRONE? UNMANNED FLYING VEHICLES COULD SOON CARRY BODY PARTS FOR HUMAN TRANSPLANTS
Since their surge in popularity in recent years, drones have been heralded as the future of transportation, carrying everything from packages to people. But they could also revolutionize the medical field as well by being used to transport human organs … Continue reading
