Drinking and droning? It could soon cost you up to a year in jail in Japan, where an amendment to the country’s civil aeronautics law being debated in the Diet would make it illegal to operate unmanned aerial vehicles while under the influence of alcohol. From a report: According to the transport ministry, there were 79 incidents involving drones in the…
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Drones Find Unexpected Radiation ‘Hotspots’ in Forest Near Chernobyl
This is the first time that fixed-wing drones were used for radiation mapping. Source: https://www.livescience.com/65435-chernobyl-forest-drone-survey.html
Thousands of Bees Living on Notre Dame’s Roof Survived the Fire
“I wouldn’t call it a miracle but I’m very, very happy.”Source: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/bj9xba/thousands-of-bees-living-in-notre-dames-roof-survived-the-fire…
Zero-gravity robot cleaner could automatically sterilise the ISS
Cleaning the International Space Station is laborious work, so hygiene firm GermFalcon has made a drone that works in zero-gravity to do the job instead Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2199921-zero-gravity-robot-cleaner-could-automatically-sterilise-the-iss/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Chucky is a Smart Device Gone Bad in New ‘Child’s Play’ Trailer
Chucky wreaks havoc using the Internet of Things.Source: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/wjv84q/chucky-is-a-smart-device-gone-bad-in-new-childs-play-trailer…
Mysterious Ice Circle Appears on Frozen Salt Lake in China
If it’s springtime in the Northern Hemisphere, that means it’s time for crop circles to begin popping up in England and other places where there are large farms and people with time on their hands. Or extraterrestrials anxious to send messages using that sophisticated communications device known as the “field.” China is in the Northern… Continue reading Mysterious Ice Circle Appears on Frozen Salt Lake in China
Romanian Inventor Demonstrates Real Flying Saucer
The next flying saucer you see may not be a UFO – it could be an ADFIO, especially if you’re currently living in Romania. That’s where an inventor has created a real flying disc with all of the capabilities you would expect in a flying saucer … except for the aliens. He’s built a prototype,… Continue reading Romanian Inventor Demonstrates Real Flying Saucer