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Container ships transport more than 90% of all goods shipped in the world and more than $4 trillion worth of goods annually. But it can take over a month for those goods to sail from Beijing to New York – and supply chains are increasingly vulnerable to disruption. Shipping costs, already high, can escalate when... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Drones, like any aircraft, need a place to launch and land. While conventional manned airplanes typically use runways and airports, drones, operating in congested urban areas, don’t have that luxury. To carry goods or passengers from a store parking lot, building rooftop, or maybe a client’s backyard, drones will need smaller self-contained spaces geared to... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:As more and more members of the public learn what drones can do to speed commerce, enhance public safety and protect the environment, support for drone use continues to grow. But not everywhere. Some states, especially in the deep South, continue to lag behind others in their acceptance of drones. South Carolina is one such... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:China-based DJI, the world’s largest drone producer, has just received approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to bring its first-ever delivery drone, FlyCart 30, to North America. The drone, first unveiled in China in August 2023, supports two modes of delivery: a cargo box and a winch crane system. It could be a game-changer.... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Miniaturization is the wave of the future, affecting every industry imaginable. Even the diminutive world of drones is about to get smaller. UAVs as tiny as insects are now being developed for a wide range of uses, from military spying to farm management and construction inspections. “Bug-bots” modeled on bees and flies can be powered... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Many bird species in the natural world are capable of soaring within thermal updrafts for extended periods without flapping their wings. Their ability to conserve energy and fly continuously over long distances – sometimes, even while sleeping – has fascinated drone designers looking for a way to extend the flight range of drones that must... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Law enforcement agencies have begun taking to drones with a vengeance: Some 1,500 or more nationwide now deploy drones in a variety of critical roles, including search-and-rescue missions and crime scene analysis. But perhaps no role keeps the public safer than catching criminal suspects, sometimes in the act, but just as often, after they flee... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:Comets and meteors are easy to spot at night as they streak across the sky. But finding them after they crash is a persistent challenge. Scientific field teams often spend days on end searching for the remains of meteorites, with only vague estimates of their likely landing sites. Sometimes they come up empty. Now, they’re... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:When it comes to acquiring drones, it’s rarely a state’s big cities that establish themselves as pioneers. One reason? The presence of nearby airports. Federal regulations prohibit drone flying within 5 miles of a major airport and many big city officials are leery of creating havoc for air traffic controllers by authorizing the use of... Read More
Service Type: Location: View Contents:America’s burgeoning drone industry got its start more than a decade ago and has been growing steadily ever since. But the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 proved to be a major catalyst to its development. In March of that year, governments and private companies alike began turning to drones to deliver vaccines, masks... Read More
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