Anti-laser can make any object suck in light
25 August 2022
A maze of mirrors and lenses turns any material into a highly efficient light absorber and could be used for detection of faint light or charging distant devices with light
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Found 519 results for drones
What hackers get up to when left on an island in the Pacific
17 August 2022
Campsite coding Deerpunk costumes, tacos delivered by drones and a game called "Beerocracy" featured at this year's ToorCamp for hackers – it was a blast, writes Annalee Newitz
Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant 'not designed to withstand fighting'
16 August 2022
A scientist in Ukraine warns that the reactor at Europe’s largest nuclear power station is designed to protect against some threats, but not shelling
Can we build a quantum clock that is entirely quantum?
5 August 2022
Quantum clocks are normally controlled by a classical control system, but to build things like tiny quantum drones that fly around delivering molecules we'll need a fully quantum approach
Efforts to regulate 'killer robots' are threatened by war in Ukraine
13 July 2022
International efforts to legally control the use of "killer robots" are faltering because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
US Army wants to pack land vehicles with drone-destroying weapons
30 June 2022
US army vehicles could be equipped with jammers that prevent drones from flying nearby, cannons and machine guns for shooting drones out of the sky, and launchers capable of deploying special drones that destroy other drones in mid-air
Hawks forward dive and then swoop up to hit the brakes before landing
29 June 2022
A diving manoeuvre used by raptors to slow down before landing on a branch could improve technology for flying and perching drones
Robot can fly, swim or hitch a ride by sticking to other objects
18 May 2022
An amphibious drone that can attach itself to other objects with a suction cup could be used to track marine animals such as whales
Watch a swarm of drones navigate a forest without crashing
4 May 2022
A new navigation system for drones reduces the processing power needed to avoid obstacles, even in tricky environments like forests
Chernobyl scientists want robots and drones to monitor radiation risk
2 May 2022
Russian troops destroyed and stole equipment used to monitor radiation levels at Chernobyl, requiring the creation of a new sensor network that could involve drones and robots to avoid landmines in the area
