developed by tomasz patan, the mastermind behind Jetson ONE, the personal hoverbike levitates and glides in the air with ease.
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American-made drone smashes performance metrics at Chinese prices
Posted by ArielTechGeek 22 hours ago (https://newatlas.com)
A new drone company has exploded out of stealth mode in the USA with incredible claims about its first product, saying it'll fly 4X longer, 10X further, 10X quieter and carry 5X more payload than leading competitors – while competing with China on cost.Continue ReadingCategory: Drones, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: drones, Quadcopter, Delivery drone, Drone security
Even the nimblest of quadcopters still struggle to halt their lateral momentum when moving fast, limiting their maneuverability. An experimental drone addresses that problem in a bio-inspired fashion, by extending flying-squirrel-like membranous wings as needed.Continue ReadingCategory: Drones, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Postech, Biomimicry, Flight, Quadcopter
Faraday-caged drone triggers and directs lightning strikes
Posted by ArielTechGeek 9 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
In a world first, Japanese researchers flew a lightning-proof drone in a thunderstorm, using it to induce and direct natural lightning strikes. The team is now working on how this flying lightning rod might capture and store lightning energy.Continue ReadingCategory: Drones, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Lightning, Japan, drones, Weather, Electricity
Mobile drone lighting system uses 288 LEDs to turn night into day
Posted by ArielTechGeek 25 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Sometimes a flashlight just isn't enough. The Flying Sun 1000 drone system was designed with that fact in mind, as it uses 288 airborne LEDs to light up the night like the alien mothership from Close Encounters of the Third Kind.Continue ReadingCategory: Drones, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Lighting, Quadcopter, Leds
Consumer drones are all just slight variations on the quadcopter design … right? Well no, not any longer. The Falcon Mini is a two-propeller "bicopter" which is claimed to be nimbler, quieter, and more energy-efficient than its four-prop counterparts.Continue ReadingCategory: Drones, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Indiegogo, Camera drone
Hand-deployable coaxial nano drone flies in at under 250 grams
Posted by ArielTechGeek 44 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
With the threat of a US ban looming over Chinese drone maker DJI, keen flyers throughout the land will likely be on the lookout for alternatives. Homegrown Ascent Aerosystems may have an answer with its somewhat oddball Helius.Continue ReadingCategory: Drones, Consumer Tech, TechnologyTags: Camera drone, 4k, Rugged, Surveillance, Monitoring
Revamped ultralight tent breaks 2 lb without giving up an inch
Posted by ArielTechGeek 48 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Following the recent launch of the impressive, all-new X-Dome series, Durston has burrowed back in the workshop to tweak and lighten some of its already-svelte existing tent models. The 2025 X-Mid 2 is one tent in particular that's benefitted, dropping below 2 lb (0.9 kg) for the first time in its existence without giving up any interior space or all-out weather-ready integrity. It's the same X-M
Transitioning military drone uses rotor backwash for better flight
Posted by ArielTechGeek 52 days ago (https://newatlas.com)AI designs an ultralight carbon nanomaterial that's as strong as steel
Posted by ArielTechGeek 70 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Using machine learning, a team of researchers in Canada has created ultrahigh-strength carbon nanolattices, resulting in a material that's as strong as carbon steel, but only as dense as Styrofoam.Continue ReadingCategory: Materials, ScienceTags: Physics, Nanomaterials, Carbon
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