Weather researchers are discovering the value of using drones for science. In a project designed to help understand current climate issues used the BOREAL fixed-wing UAV equipped with specialized sensors to gather data from areas around Barbados. The EUREC4A project (Elucidating the role of clouds-circulation coupling in climate), co-directed by the Max Planck Institute for … [Read more...] about Drones for Science: Long Range Fixed Wing UAVs New Tool in Understanding Climate Change
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Smellicopter: Scientists Develop Tiny Drone that Uses Moth Antenna to Locate Smells [VIDEO]
Meet the Smellicopter. Smellicopter is a tiny drone developed by scientists at the University of Washington, capable of detecting smells like gas leaks, explosives, or even the survivors of a natural disaster. This amazing, obstacle avoiding UAV doesn't use a man-made sensor to smell: it uses a moth antenna to navigate towards an odor. A research paper published in IOP … [Read more...] about Smellicopter: Scientists Develop Tiny Drone that Uses Moth Antenna to Locate Smells [VIDEO]
Drones in Space: Black Swift Gets NASA Contract to Fly to Venus
The following is a press release from Black Swift Technologies. Boulder, CO – (June 18, 2018) – Black Swift Technologies (BST), a specialized engineering firm recognized for its purpose-built scientific aerial platforms, announced today it has been awarded a NASA contract to develop an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to perform upper atmospheric observations of the planet … [Read more...] about Drones in Space: Black Swift Gets NASA Contract to Fly to Venus
Amazing Drone Video Shows Mega Colonies of Penguins!
https://youtu.be/EWtvsWSwmrs Drones have helped scientists find mega colonies of penguins - over 750,000 pairs - in protected areas in the Antarctic Peninsula. The journal Nature reports that a "multi-modal survey" including ground counts and computer automated counts of drone imagery, showed huge populations of Adélie penguins in the Danger Islands off of the norther tip … [Read more...] about Amazing Drone Video Shows Mega Colonies of Penguins!
Technology for Good: Intel Explores New Areas of Wildlife Research with Drones
Intel is partnering with wildlife researchers and conservationists to advance research with drone and AI technology. The company has announced two separate collaborations in very different environments. Intel has partnered with wildlife photographer and conservationist Ole Jørgen Liodden, using the Intel® Falcon™ 8+ system to track polar bear communities in the Arctic. … [Read more...] about Technology for Good: Intel Explores New Areas of Wildlife Research with Drones
