Inspired by the behaviour of flocks of birds, swarm intelligence is being used in drones to tackle the growing threat of wildfires.
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We have to remember that aerial reconnaissance has been around for centuries – think of kites, hot air balloons and spy planes.
New research documents how drones were used to track the temperatures of the Bay Islands anole lizard on the Honduran island of Utila.
Drone use has increased dramatically, but what effect will this have on our endangered shorebirds? New research shows the eastern curlew is easily startled, prompting others to take flight.
Can one invention revolutionise propellers, whose basic design has been around for over 100 years? Not so fast.
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Senior Lecturer in Aerospace Engineering, RMIT University
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Kathrin Maurer, Professor of Culture and Technology, University of Southern Denmark and Fellow at the Nordic Humanities Centre, University of Southern Denmark