Self-healing cities will fix their own potholes
12 January 2016
Armies of dedicated repair bots and buildings made of smart materials will make our cities more resilient in the face of wear and tear – and natural disasters
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Found 458 results for drones
Upside drone
30 December 2015
Why do military drones look so different from military aircraft? For example, their tail fins...
Map lag
30 December 2015
On ancient maps, India is usually portrayed as much smaller than it is nowadays. Sometimes...
Soaring holiday drone sales mean regulations need revamping fast
15 December 2015
As over a million people expect to find a drone under the tree this year, agencies need to shake up the regulations surrounding the technology
Putty bullets – new weapons could ease police gun toll
17 November 2015
After a string of fatal shootings by US law enforcers, the contentious development of fresh alternatives to deadly force has merit, says David Hambling
Swarms of pumpkin-like robots could explore and map the oceans
28 October 2015
A start-up is developing autonomous spherical seafaring drones that could scan the seas for everything from missing aircraft to coral reefs
One Per Cent
28 October 2015
Drones to record skiers in action, Facebook makes public posts searchable, and is Uber planning a self-driving taxi?
3D-printing earthquake-proof towns, brick by brick
27 October 2015
We can build structures that resettle after quakes, and self-cooling homes – the trick is to 3D print custom building blocks, not whole buildings
Mandatory drone registration in US will help tame rogue flyers
20 October 2015
Hobby drone owners will soon have to register on a US government database amid safety worries. It's a step in the right direction, says Justin Peters
Earthquake artificial intelligence knows where damage is worst
30 September 2015
Algorithms can use seismic data and structural knowledge of buildings to judge which parts of a city will be most at risk and prioritise rescue efforts
