Swarming Drones Autonomously Navigate a Dense Forest
Chinese researchers show off a swarm of drones collectively navigating a dense forest they've never encountered. TechCrunch reports: Researchers at Zheijang University in Hangzhou have succeeded, however, with a 10-strong drone swarm smart enough to.....»»
Robot Whispering + Circuit Wizardry Coming Up at Maker Faire Miami 2023
Drones, robots, magic, and art collide at Maker Faire Miami this weekend which returns with a full spectrum of makers and movers and shakers... The post Robot Whispering + Circuit Wizardry Coming Up at Maker Faire Miami 2023 appeared first on Make:.....»»
Private lands stalling Brazil"s conservation efforts, says study
As Brazil seeks ways to protect its crucial Amazon Forest, a new study shows that excusing private landowners from conserving their precious land has come at a steep cost to global sustainability......»»
Space race! Meteorites hit Maine, museum offers $25K reward
Somewhere in a remote stretch of forest near Maine's border with Canada, rocks from space crashed to Earth and may be scattered across the ground—just waiting to be picked up......»»
Waymo vehicles pull over in California due to fog
Google self-driving technology unit Waymo said that some of its vehicles in San Francisco encountered dense fog and briefly pulled over to the side of the road......»»
Training dogs to sniff out eggs of the dangerous spotted lanternfly
From New York to North Carolina and as far west as Illinois, the invasive spotted lanternfly is causing chaos in many states where agricultural and forestry industries are essential to the economy. It has been estimated that crops and forest producti.....»»
Get Barreled: How To Store Drinking Water
Most of us have experienced power outages. While brief interruptions are unpleasant, lengthy outages that can occur after severe weather, forest fires, and earthquakes can cause loss of food stored in refrigerators and freezers unless a backup.....»»
Study examines how working moms in distance education navigate distractions and achieve academic success
A significant percentage of college students in the United States are parents. According to studies, about 20% of undergraduate students and more than a third of graduate students are raising children under the age of 18, with mothers accounting for.....»»
Climate extremes and forest age mediate drought-induced forest mortality in northeast China
Drought-induced forest mortality is associated with climatic factors (e.g., high-temperature, precipitation deficit) and forest age, but may vary due to differences among tree species. However, a large-scale survey of forest mortality cannot usually.....»»
Range-boosting battery technology ready for mass EV production
Lighter, more energy dense silicon-based battery anodes could help boost the range of EVs considerably......»»
New interactive mosaic uses NASA imagery to show Mars in vivid detail
Both scientists and the public can navigate a new global image of the Red Planet that was made at Caltech using data from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter......»»
Study determines optimum height for drones to fly and target desert locusts with biopesticide
A study has determined the optimum height for a drone to fly and target desert locusts with biopesticides in order for it be most effective as a tool to fight the devastating crop pest......»»
Near the U.S. border, Aurora teaches self-driving trucks to navigate checkpoints
Self-driving tech company Aurora is collaborating with the U.S. Border Patrol to assess how autonomous trucks navigate checkpoints as part of its preparations for a 2024 commercial launch......»»
Nomad launches ‘The Cube’ for an out-of-the-box mousepad experience
Nomad has launched its latest accessory to enhance your Mac or PC mouse experience. Thinking out of the box, the “The Cube” arrives as a completely new way to navigate your laptop or desktop with simple and clean leather styling. more… The po.....»»
ALICE collaboration sees long-range spatial correspondence in simplest collisions yet
When atomic nuclei such as gold or lead nuclei collide at high energy in particle colliders, they can produce quark–gluon plasma (QGP)—a hot and dense state of matter predicted to have existed shortly after the Big Bang. One of the key features o.....»»
Resident Evil 4: how to solve the Cave Shrine puzzles
There aren't a ton of places around the lake, but you can save a lot of time by letting us navigate you through these Cave Shrine puzzles in Resident Evil 4......»»
Dominican border wall threatens environment, mangroves
The anti-migrant wall being built in the northwest of the Dominican Republic crisscrosses a thick mangrove forest and threatens the ecosystem by depriving it of water, environmental groups warn......»»
Thai firefighters battle forest blaze
Hundreds of Thai firefighters and soldiers battled a forest blaze less than 100 kilometers (60 miles) from Bangkok on Friday as the kingdom grapples with air pollution that has made more than 1.7 million people ill already this year......»»
The current status and future trends of forest understory vegetation
A review published in the journal Forestry Research focuses on understory vegetation biodiversity, regeneration, biomass, nutrient content and storage, carbon and nitrogen relationships, functional traits, litter decomposition, and interactions with.....»»
Bangladesh bans plastics in world"s largest mangrove forest
Conservationists in Bangladesh said Tuesday that tourists dropping rubbish in the world's largest mangrove forest had seriously damaged the ecosystem, forcing the imposition of a single-use plastic ban in the World Heritage site......»»
The tech helping driverless cars see round corners
A trial in London used existing street cameras to help an autonomous car navigate city streets......»»