Invention: Aviation special
6 October 2008
51¶¯Âþ looks at the latest patents that could take the world of aviation and space exploration to new heights
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Found 451 results for drones
Shoal of robot fish casts a wider data net
10 June 2008
Artificial fish that communicate with sonar can organise themselves into groups – they could track pollutants or wildlife over large areas
Fifty years of DARPA: Hits, misses and ones to watch
15 May 2008
Founded to protect the US against "technological surprise", the agency has achieved some spectacular successes - and failures - in its 50-year history
Drones to defend US airports
15 April 2007
The US Department of Homeland Security is thinking of using unpiloted aircraft to patrol the skies around airports, protecting airliners from missiles
Aircraft swarm around single airborne controller
2 April 2007
Successful flight demonstrations of a multi-aircraft remote-control system may pave the way for squadrons of uncrewed drones, controlled by a lone pilot
New51¶¯Âþ.com's most popular stories of 2006
1 January 2007
These were the ones you clicked on the most – from "Earth without people", to stunning shots of Mars and the most impressive of sexual ornaments
Tim White forecasts the future
16 November 2006
The most significant breakthrough in hominid palaeobiology will be the recognition that fossil vertebrates are a limited and non-renewable resource
Invention: Invisible drones
2 October 2006
This week's patent applications include a near-invisible spy plane, a foot-controlled computer and cabling that repairs itself when damaged
Promiscuous queen bees make healthier hives
27 September 2006
The queens of bees, ants and wasps that indulge in the most wanton sexual encounters produce colonies with a boosted resistance to disease
Underwater 'gliders' monitor ocean health
11 August 2006
The submersible drones remotely collect real-time data about water currents, pollution and ocean organisms
