Drone Blogs

 With around 44,000 students, Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN is known as one of the best schools worldwide for its engineering programs. The school boasts some of the most cutting edge, technologically advanced research centers. Within the Purdue College of Liberal Arts (CLA), one of Purdue’s eight university branches, the institution is well... Read More

There is no denying that the world is facing rising temperatures, due to climate change. As we reach the peak of the summer season, shortages in water will lead to droughts and a large financial burden for many governments. People are urged to do their part in preventing water loss like making sure water faucets... Read More

Located in the central-southern portion of the United States, lies Oklahoma. The landscape stretches across the Great Plains and US Interior Highlands which contribute to frequent severe weather patterns. The Unmanned Systems Research Institute (USRI), directed by Professor Jamey Jacob at Oklahoma State University (OSU) has become well known for developing drone systems to be... Read More

 In the late afternoon on Tuesday, August 4, 2020, nine firefighters reported to Warehouse 12 at the Port of Beirut in response to a fire that had broken out when some workers had been doing some welding work. When they arrived on the scene, the firefighters could sense something was not quite right and... Read More

When looking up to the night sky, the universe can seem to go on forever. It is so vast that instead of measuring in miles it is measured in light-years. From what is observable, cosmologists estimate the universe to reach 93 billion light-years. There is still so much to be learned about the wonders of... Read More

When the United Nations established the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund in 1947 (UNICEF), it’s goal was to protect and support the children of the world. As stated on their website, “UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, to defend their rights, and to help them fulfill their potential,... Read More

When Marty FcFly, played by Michael J. Fox, traveled into a futuristic 2015 in Back to the Future 2, he came upon a world filled with delightful technological advancements. Though Robert Zemeckis made the film in 1989, his predictions of a future reliant on highly autonomous devices were not far off. Engineers were inspired to... Read More

There are close to 11,000 different types of plankton floating through the oceans. These tiny organisms are vital to the survival of our planet. They generate half of the oxygen in our atmosphere each year and are the building blocks of the marine food chain. By studying individual specimens there is much that scientists have... Read More

 Growing up in the woodlands of the Os Mountains in Norway, a secluded Narnia like environment, singer Aurora had always been fascinated with humans and nature and how they interact with each other. Many of the songs she has written, like Runaway and Running Wih the Wolves, examine this relationship. As she ventured out... Read More

Once a drone is airborne, it is pretty easy to fly. The most difficult aspects it getting a drone to takeoff smoothly and in control and then getting it to land without crashing. These two aspects of drone flight are critical to master before piloting a drone at much of any distance. To make things... Read More