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A barn owl in flight

Physics

Giving drones barn owl-like tails may make them more efficient flyers

The barn owl’s tail has a surprisingly important role to play in making the bird more aerodynamic

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Electrical substation

Technology

Drone used in attack on US electrical grid last year, report reveals

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drone flying over a coastline

Technology

EU drones could drop life rafts to migrants in the Mediterranean Sea

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camcopter-S-100

Environment

Drones are 'sniffing' ship exhaust for illegal fuel in European waters

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Microglider and ladybird

Technology

Tiny sensors inspired by gliding seeds could monitor the environment

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Drone

Technology

Dubai police will use citywide network of drones to respond to crime

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Israel used world's first AI-guided combat drone swarm in Gaza attacks

Technology

Israel used world's first AI-guided combat drone swarm in Gaza attacks

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drone in desert

Technology

Meteorite-hunting drones could help find freshly fallen space rocks

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DARPA drone interceptor seems to be armed with a form of Silly String

Technology

DARPA drone interceptor seems to be armed with a form of Silly String

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Drone

Technology

Drones may have attacked humans fully autonomously for the first time

Military drones may have autonomously attacked humans for the first time ever during a conflict in Libya last year, according to a United Nations report

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Technology

US Navy is developing drones to exterminate birds' eggs near airfields

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Technology

Microwave weapon could disable a swarm of military attack drones

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Technology

Redesign makes drones quieter and less annoying without losing thrust

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Technology

Flying robots suggest bees can’t rely on instinct to land on flowers

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