One Per Cent
2 March 2016
Humanoid robot walks over slippery ground and Facebook's AI hits the books
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Found 451 results for drones
How Astro Noise show interrogates the world of surveillance
1 March 2016
Art shows about surveillance are a dime a dozen in New York, but this exhibition by film-maker Laura Poitras goes for the jugular, finds Brendan Byrne
Facebook can map more of Earth in a week than we have in history
24 February 2016
Facebook’s incredible mapping feat shows that neural networks are starting to do serious volumes of work seriously fast. Here’s why it matters
Bat-drone uses shape-shifting wings to skim over water
19 February 2016
A new wing design for small flying vehicles takes inspiration from bats to improve flight efficiency
One Per Cent
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Drone forecasters follow the storm, will machines make us idle? and super-speedy home broadband, yes, really
Robot weather forecasters drop sensors on storms from above
15 February 2016
Drones that can collect valuable weather data on their own could deliver the daily forecast during severe storms
High-altitude drones could eliminate phone signal black spots
11 February 2016
A long-range radio link for controlling drones that piggybacks onto the mobile phone network could also boost coverage for phone users
A Crude Look at the Whole: Complexity is still outsmarting us
10 February 2016
Amazing behaviour can emerge from the simplest interactions – although a new book shows how far we are from a simple account of it
First flight of hydrogen-powered drone with water vapour exhaust
5 February 2016
A drone powered by hydrogen pellets is cleaner and lighter than conventional lithium batteries – and perfect for long-distance flight
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3 February 2016
Moon changes rainfall, giraffe neck cheat, smoke free flicks and more
