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From Helping Farmers to Saving Wildlife, Here Are 7 Ways Drones Are Being Used for Good
When you hear the word drone, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Probably the fact that they are used by the U.S. military for missile strikes. And that association is giving drone technology a serious PR problem. Drones … Continue reading
Drone revolution: Researchers, regulators prepare for unmanned aircraft to fill US skies
From crop dusting to package delivery, commercial drones are about to become a part of everyday life. “Just in the last 18 months, we’ve registered twice as many unmanned aircraft (as) we registered all aircraft from the previous 100 years,” … Continue reading
Rutgers drone, at home in air and water, inspects Delaware Memorial Bridge
It’s a fish. It’s a plane. No, it’s a super drone. The use of a technology that may have been previously relegated to science fiction was announced Tuesday by the Delaware River Bay Authority (DRBA), which successfully utilized an innovative … Continue reading
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Meteorologists Look To Drones To Improve Storm Forecasts
Unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, could help scientists forecast where and when thunderstorms develop, before storm even occur. Experiments are ongoing, and optimism is high. In the middle of a dusty field, a researcher rips some velcro off a tarp … Continue reading
