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Found 789 results for drones
Printed drones to hunt down drug-running boats
1 July 2013
A 3D-printed UAV called 2Seas is designed to fly lengthy surveillance missions for coastguards in the UK, the Netherlands, Belgium and France
Wood is key ingredient in cheap rechargeable battery
21 June 2013
Sodium-based batteries containing wood could be the ideal replacement for lithium-based rechargeables, which are expensive to use on a large scale
Steered by thoughts, drone flies through hoops
4 June 2013
Look, no hands... A pilot has used thoughts alone to guide a remote-controlled drone around an aerial obstacle course
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23 May 2013
All the latest stories on newscientist.com, including: how genes shape food preferences, first interview with a dead man, space brain threat, and more
Swarm of drones to give early warning of flash floods
22 May 2013
A drone monitoring system that tracks flash floods in real time can buy time to escape before the waters hit
Why we need to stop military killer robots now
15 May 2013
Artificial intelligence expert Mark Bishop says a ban on weapons that can deploy and destroy without human intervention is vital
Parcels find their way to you via the crowd
15 May 2013
A new delivery concept uses the location of random strangers to TwedEx parcels directly to you – wherever you are
Passenger plane flies 800 kilometres without a pilot
10 May 2013
A plane has flown an 800-kilometre round trip in civilian airspace, controlled entirely from the ground, as the on-board pilot took it easy
Stealth drugs: Panacea pills make targeted kills
24 April 2013
A new generation of drugs promises diagnosis, monitoring, stealth, precision and cure – all in one package
