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The University of California, Davis, is launching a bird flight research center using a nearly $3 million grant from the Department of Defense. Led by Christina Harvey, an assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at UC…

InPlay Inc. announced the NanoBeacon SoC IN100 in a wafer-level chip scale package (WLCSP). Measuring a mere 1.1mm x 2.0mm x 0.35mm, the device is the world's smallest Bluetooth System on a Chip (SoC). The NanoBeacon IN100 expands what is…

Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) expanded its family of footprint-compatible ePower Stage ICs to boost power density and simplify design for power requirements in DC-DC apps, motor drives, and class-d audio amplifiers. The company…

Based on the findings of a recent study by Lund University in Sweden, the efficiency of bird flight (and bird-like dinosaur flight before it) is at least partially a result of their ability to fold their wings during the upstroke. This may…

Meet the world’s first commercialized hydrogen fuel cell power pack that delivers breakthrough energy density, about 4 – 5 times that of a battery, enabling drones to fly for up to 2 hours. The power pack, developed by Doosan Mobility…

FedEx Express is joining with Elroy Air to build the first end-to-end autonomous vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aerial cargo system. FedEx Express will develop plans to test Elroy Air’s Chaparral autonomous air cargo system for…

Limitations of Continuous Flight To enhance security of the nation’s border, a pioneer in drone technology at the University of Houston is proposing a continuous flight of small drones over its perimeter. There is only one small problem.…

Silent Arrow announced the United States Air Force has awarded the company a contract entitled "Guided Bundle Derivative of Silent Arrow for Side Door and Palletized Swarm Deployment at High Speeds and Altitudes." Under contract, the…

Here’s your chance to be a drone pilot and experience drone racing while pushing #DroneSkills to the limit. The Drone Racing League (DRL) just launched its first mobile game, Drone Racing Arcade with Skillz (NYSE: SKLZ) the app is free for…

Farmers Insurance announced that it will use a digitally controlled mobile robot for in-field catastrophe claims handling and non-catastrophe property inspections, making it one of the first national P&C insurers to deploy a robotic…