Bee gone
12 September 2012
Your article on the decline of bumblebee species and their importance to pollination (11 August, p 42) reports that the pesticide neonicotinoid is found in...
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Found 458 results for drones
What counts as a conscious thinking machine?
5 September 2012
AI pioneer Ben Goertzel on artificial consciousness and how we will know when it has finally arrived
New remote warfare: Smaller, better, deadlier?
8 August 2012
The next generation of drone warfare, with tiny bombs on small craft, will create new risks, warns Paul Marks
Micro-drones: The new face of cutting-edge warfare
18 July 2012
Drones are getting smaller and smarter, able to navigate and identify targets without GPS or human operators
Threatwatch: Taliban action risks polio resurgence
22 June 2012
Which is more likely to derail the decades-long battle to rid the world of polio? The Taliban, or the financial crisis?
Shape-shifting wings make stealthy Batbot more agile
23 May 2012
A drone that mimics the way a flying bat changes its wing shape could make small uncrewed vehicles more manoeuvrable than their fixed-wing counterparts
Command robot planes with a wave of your arms
15 March 2012
Drones could soon be controlled by gestures, according to new research and a Boeing patent
First flight
29 February 2012
I am sure your claim that the first uncontrolled steam-powered flight was achieved by Simon Langley in 1896 (4 February, p 3) will be...
Future worries
15 February 2012
I am only part way through your 4 February issue and already worried. First, you report the possibility of drones in civilian air space (p...
Civilian drones to fill the skies after law shake-up
3 February 2012
Law changes mean uncrewed aerial vehicles aren't just for the military any more – civilian uses are taking off, too
