In a hardscrabble crater on Mars, a tiny helicopter with a smartphone brain is now days away from trying the first powered flight to another world. NASA hopes that its spindly robotic helicopter, named ingenuity, will prove that thin flight is possible in dangerously thin Martian air and help us …
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Tech product launch The year 2020 includes a kind of perspective whiplash that makes it more difficult than usual to decide whether you really want to. is needed Thing. Considering whether the gadget fits into your life right now, at a time when our needs have changed significantly. It is …
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The US has told the United Arab Emirates that it will sanction the sale of advanced F-35 jets as part of a confidential clause in the Persian Gulf state agreement to establish diplomatic ties with Israel. The sale of the advanced weapons systems to the UAE would jeopardize Israeli military …
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We have developed four-winged bird-shaped robots, called ornithopters, that can take off and fly with the agility of the speedy, hummingbirds, and insects. We did this by reverse engineering the aerodynamics and biomechanics of these creatures. Our ornithopters have the potential to outperform and exceed existing drone configurations with static …
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The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan has again erupted into open war. As previously noted in Forbes, there has recently been an alarming build-up of drone air forces on both sides. Azerbaijan has now threatened to use its ability to attack Armenia’s only nuclear power plant. At least 16 people …
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