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Monthly Archives: February 2014
Plane Amazing: Air Fiesta attracts large crowd
Organizers billed it, simply, as the best show yet and, according to Air Fiesta Chairman David Hughston, that fanfare was deserved. With day one of the two-day show in the books Saturday, Hughston said he was pleased with the turnout … Continue reading
Redondo Beach man continues quest to build perfect Pan Am Boeing 747 model
Anthony Toth’s replica of the Pan Am 747 cockpit. (Submitted photo) It was a year ago, and Redondo Beach resident Anthony Toth was seemingly putting the finishing touches on his life’s dream. He had rented a warehouse in the City … Continue reading
UND panel studying privacy in drone age – In
GRAND FORKS – The Grand Forks County Sheriff’s Department has deployed small unmanned aircraft systems nine times in the last 10 months, a few them over populated areas of the county. So far, there have been no complaints from the … Continue reading
Artificial muscles from fishing line? New possibilities.
From humble parts – No. 6 fishing line or nylon thread – researchers have produced artificial muscles that can lift 100 times the weight that a comparable human muscle can lift, and they’ve made them from a process as simple … Continue reading
Eyes in the sky: Small drones have FAA shaping regulations
Like something out of a science-fiction flick, the four-rotor apparatus looks the part of an oversize, mechanical dragonfly. A distinct hum similar to the insect exudes from the gadget when it hovers at eye level. The buzz fades to silence … Continue reading
Augmented Reality Gets to Work
For eyes: Epson’s Moverio BT-200 smart glasses work with an attached controller that runs Android. For Thomas Caudell, it started with a desire to make it easier to build airplanes. It was 1990, and Caudell, then a scientist at … Continue reading
Artificial muscles from fishing line? New possibilities. (+video)
New technologies emerge as researchers find ways to produce artificial muscles from polymers. From artificial limbs to robots to temperature-controlled clothing, the range of possible uses is vast. By Pete Spotts, Staff writer / February 21, 2014 From humble parts – … Continue reading