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Turning Car and Helicopter Exhaust into Thermoelectric Energy

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Combustion engines, the engines in gas-powered cars, only use a quarter of the fuel’s potential energy while the rest is lost as heat through exhaust. Now, a study published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces demonstrates how to convert exhaust heat into electricity. The researchers present a prototype thermoelectric generator system that could reduce fuel […]

MIT Swarms of Tiny Robotic Insect Drones Could Aid in Mechanical Pollination

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With a more efficient method for artificial pollination, farmers in the future could grow fruits and vegetables inside multilevel warehouses, boosting yields while mitigating some of agriculture’s harmful impacts on the environment. To help make this idea a reality, MIT researchers are developing robotic insects that could someday swarm out of mechanical hives to rapidly […]

Paralysed Man Flies Virtual Drone Using Brain Implant

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Researchers at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor have developed a device that let a 69-year-old man with paralysis fly a virtual drone using only his thoughts. The brain–computer interface (BCI) decoded the man’s brain activity as he imagined moving three groups of digits in real time. By associating neural signals with the movements […]

Using UAVs to Improve Wireless Communication Networks

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Researchers Chongyang Li and Xiaohu Qiang, supported by the Scientific Research Project of Hunan Provincial Department of Education, have just published a study on ‘Advancing reliability and efficiency of urban communication: Unmanned aerial vehicles, intelligent reflection surfaces, and deep learning techniques.’ Abstract Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have garnered attention for their potential to improve wireless […]

Bird-Inspired Drone Can Jump for Take-Off

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EPFL researchers have built a drone that can walk, hop, and jump into flight with the aid of birdlike legs, greatly expanding the range of potential environments accessible to unmanned aerial vehicles. “As the crow flies” is a common idiom referring to the shortest distance between two points, but the Laboratory of Intelligent Systems (LIS), […]

GPS Alternative for Drone Navigation using Visual Data from Stars

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A surge in GPS jamming attacks in drone warfare has inspired Australian researchers to develop a celestial navigation system that uses visual data from stars rather than relying on the global positioning system. Remote sensing engineers from the University of South Australia have combined celestial navigation with vision-based technology to provide an alternative means of nighttime navigation […]

Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle Market to Reach $4,500M by 2030

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The global Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) Market was valued at USD 2648.7 Million in 2023 and is anticipated to reach USD 4546.1 Million by 2030, witnessing a CAGR of 7.9% during the forecast period 2024-2030. The Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) market is witnessing significant growth, driven by the increasing demand for precision strikes, […]

Fingerprint Technology Inspires Non-GPS Navigation for Drones

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– Advanced Navigation, an Australian supplier of autonomous systems and navigation technologies, along with MBDA, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to co-develop a resilient navigation system integrating MBDA’s NILEQ absolute positioning technology. Suitable for the modern era, the co-developed solution will provide resilient absolute positioning for a multitude of airborne platforms. The agreement will see the […]

Drone with its Own ‘Nervous System’ Trialed by Scientists

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Scientists are testing a drone fitted with its own “nervous system” which they claim can keep it operating in the sky for longer. It was created by experts at the University of Southampton who say the system, made of optical fibers, reduces the frequency it needs to land for inspection. Cargo-carrying drones are required to […]