Increasingly universities are collaborating with private firms and other government agencies to examine how drones can be used in crisis situations to deliver aid and medical relief. Two such initiatives were announced this week. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School have received funding from the Massachusetts Central Homeland Security Advisory … [Read more...] about Universities Researching Drone Technology to Deliver Aid
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Study: Drone Vaccine Deliveries Save Lives
While the anti-science, anti-vaxxer crowd continues to shoot up media attention with dose after dose of misguided information, low-income nations with actual medical problems face real-world problems when it comes to obtaining vaccines. Vaccines delivered by ground vehicles to people in need can often spoil before arriving due to supply-chain bottlenecks and other … [Read more...] about Study: Drone Vaccine Deliveries Save Lives
Drones Save Over 200 in Chennai Floods
Chennai, a city of 4.6 million people on India's southeast coast, has been all but destroyed by record flooding. As the floodwaters begin to recede, a massive relief effort is under way to rescue those still stranded and provide clean water and supplies to shelters. "This is something of a megadestruction movie," said Srinivasan, who lives in the city's suburb of … [Read more...] about Drones Save Over 200 in Chennai Floods
