Laser-charged Chinese drone can stay in the air indefinitely

Laser-charged Chinese drone can stay in the air indefinitely By Loz Blain January 12, 2023 A large photoelectric converter on the bottom of the drone harvests energy from the laser much like a photovoltaic panel, allowing the drone to stay in the air indefinitely Northwestern Polytechnical University / China Daily Researchers at Northwestern Polytechnical University in Xianyang, […]

Innovation in Science Is on The Decline And We’re Not Sure Why

Innovation in Science Is on The Decline And We’re Not Sure Why SOCIETY05 January 2023  By DANIEL LAWLER & JULIETTE COLLEN, AFP The rate of ground-breaking scientific discoveries and technological innovation is slowing down despite an ever-growing amount of knowledge, according to an analysis released Wednesday of millions of research papers and patents. While previous research has shown downturns […]

New in 2023: Here comes the first-ever surface drone fleet

New in 2023: Here comes the first-ever surface drone fleet By Geoff Ziezulewicz  Jan 3, 06:16 PM An unmanned Saildrone Explorer at work off the coast of Bahrain earlier this year. The Navy plans to stand up its first-ever unmanned surface vessel fleet in 2023. (Navy)   Send in the sea drones! Er, or the “unmanned surface vehicles,” in the […]