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Using Drones To Monitor Light Pollution
Drones are currently used to monitor many different kinds of environmental concerns around the planet. Things like melting glaciers, forests, and herds of animals have benefited from the use of drone technology in recent years. Now, a team of scientists have begun to use drones to monitor light pollution. It is currently estimated that more than one-third of the Earth’s population can’...
Science Channel Features New Drone Show
The Science Channel, a division of Discovery Communications, Inc. recently launched a television series called Droned. This series is filmed on location around the world including the United States, Canada, Bahamas, Mexico, Barbados and other locales. The series follows a Fort Lauderdale-based drone customization business Pigeon Vision as they help their clients harness the latest technologies to ...
Study of Birds Could Lead to Better Drones
Scientists have been using wind tunnels to study the flight of birds for decades. Today, they are using that information gathered to improve the aerodynamics of drones and other UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles). Using high speed cameras to capture the physical motion of the birds, researchers have discovered many interesting characteristics about the flight of certain birds. The insight from this r...