Tag: Drones
Autonomous drones could speed up search and rescue after flash floods,...
Vijayan Asari, University of Dayton
During hurricanes, flash flooding and other disasters, it can be extremely dangerous to send...
An expert on search and rescue robots explains the technologies used...
Robin R. Murphy, Texas A&M University
Texas A&M’s Robin Murphy has deployed robots at 29 disasters, including three building...
With the help of trained dolphins, our team of researchers is...
Jason Bruck, Oklahoma State University
Human actions have taken a steep toll on whales and dolphins. Some studies estimate that small whale abundance, which includes...
Millions of burnt trees and rusted cars: Post-disaster cleanup is expensive,...
Sybil Derrible, University of Illinois at Chicago; Juyeong Choi, Florida State University, and Nazli Yesiller, California Polytechnic State University
The most destructive and costliest wildfire...
Don’t shoot! That drone overhead probably isn’t invading your privacy
Stephen Rice, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Mattie Milner, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
The first commercial medical drones are taking flight in the U.S., delivering blood samples...
Your next pilot could be drone software
Jeremy Straub, North Dakota State University
Would you get on a plane that didn’t have a human pilot in the cockpit? Half of air travelers...
Is it time for a presidential technoethics commission?
Daniel N. Rockmore, Dartmouth College
A recent New York Times article highlighted the growing integration of technologies and textiles, displaying a photograph of a delicate...
How – and why – Google is transforming the map
By Anthony Stefanidis, George Mason University; Andrew Crooks, George Mason University, and Arie Croitoru, George Mason University
Google has managed to map most of the...
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Judith Ridner, Mississippi State University
“Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.” That’s what the CDC has advised all...
