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About 20 miles west of Manhattan lies the town of Hawthorne, NJ, which was officially incorporated on March 24, 1898. It didn’t take long for people to appreciate Hawthorne as a suburban Manhattan community with modern conveniences. As of the most recent census, 19,637 people call Hawthorne home, a community that continues to provide the... Read More
The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), based out of Manhattan, NY, was founded in 1963 as an association for professionals in the fields suggested in its name. The association has more than 400,000 members in 160 countries. The IEEE is responsible for the publication of more than 200 peer-reviewed journals, more than... Read More
Early civilizations built their communities along waterways to have access to life sustaining water and as a natural sewage system. As populations increased and cities developed, more modern sewers were created. Evidence of the first ever sewer, which was built to remove waste from homes, was found in South Asia built around 2000 BC by... Read More
Tough new federal inspection rules for monitoring landfill methane emissions – a leading source of global warming, according to experts – are forcing a growing number of US states to deploy drones to speed field surveys and reduce inspection costs. The latest example is Washington State. On May 13th, the Washington State Department of Ecology... Read More
The last time a drone light show was acknowledged publicly by the Guinness Book of World Records was in December 2023, when Dallas, TX-based Sky Elements, reputedly the largest drone light show company in the world, flew 1,600 drones equipped with LED lights in a choreographed show at a pre-Xmas Eve celebration in North... Read More
Beverly Hills Aerials, a cutting edge global drone firm, recently obtained a prized exemption from CASA, Australia’s civil aviation authority, to fly over and film a live golf tournament – the LIV Golf Adelaide held at the Grange Country Club. It was a remarkable achievement in a country that openly promotes drone flying in a... Read More
Wildlife species like white and black rhinos were poached to the brink of local extinction in the west African country of Botswana in the early 1980s, before being reintroduced in 2001. But despite round-the-clock foot patrols by soldiers ever since, illegal poaching persists. Now, the government is hoping to deploy drones to keep their treasured... Read More
Nothing is more frustrating to drone operators and their clients than the limited battery power of drones. A typical UAV lasts no more than 15-18 minutes airborne before needing to return home to reboot. Some drones might feature mid-flight recharging capability but their flight endurance for infrastructure inspections or long distance cargo delivery remains limited.... Read More
Many aerial drones take their design inspiration from the form and function of birds. But in the case of the Northrup Grunman’s “Manta Ray” underwater drone, or UUV – its animal prototype is a large fish – a stingray to be exact. Manta Rays in the wild are among the world’s largest stingrays, with flapping... Read More
A report by the prestigious 41-member Drone Advisory Council (DAC), which advises the FAA on Urban Air Mobility issues, is calling for a sharp reduction in the current airspace restrictions on drone flight near sports stadiums. The 15-page report, released late last week, criticizes the current restrictions as unduly onerous and unrelated to the actual... Read More