Drones are expensive. Aircraft like General Atomics’s MQ-1 Predator or MQ-9 Reaper cost millions of dollars piece, while the cost of maintaining the fleet stretches into the high tens of billions dollars over their lifespans. The Pentagon’s internal watchdog is aware of this, and recently lambasted the Air Force for not justifying the purchase of 46 Reapers—…
By Michael Franco This keyboard converts energy, protects your computer from hackers, and — oh, yah — cleans itself too.
By Rich Trenholm As well as playing Scotty, the “Shaun of the Dead” star steps from the engine room to the writer’s chair along with Doug Jung.
By Rich Trenholm As well as playing Scotty, the “Shaun of the Dead” star steps from the engine room to the writer’s chair along with Doug Jung.
The future of drug smuggling lies not with stomachs lined with coke-filled condoms or …
Who gave this telescope a light saber? Just kidding: this is, of course, the ESA’s Optical Ground Station telescope in Tenerife—in the process of laser tagging the ISS to establish a data connection.
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Dropbox is finally available…
Dropbox is finally available…
By Michelle Starr A pair of filmmakers have used projection mapping on a real forest to turn it into a beautiful, luminescent fairyland.
By Michelle Starr A solar-powered plane is preparing for a 35,000km-trip around the world without using a single drop of fossil fuel. Here’s how you can follow its journey.