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Voyager patent lays groundwork for space-grown optical crystals
1+ hour, 29+ min ago (887+ words) The materials that carry the world's data, from fibre-optic cables to the chips inside hyperscale data centres, face natural limits in how precisely they can be made. To date, manufacturing has always taken place under gravity, a condition that introduces…...
Meet the UAVs used at the US Department of War’s ‘drone school’
2+ week, 1+ day ago (554+ words) The US Department of War (DoW) runs the Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems University (JCU) at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. The institution provides drone training to DoW service members, enabling them to detect, identify, and counter adversary systems. From quadcopters to…...
China flies massive Jiutian 'mothership' drone for swarming UAVs
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (506+ words) First unveiled in December 2024 as a mothership, China has now flown the large Jiutian (Nine Heavens" or simply High Sky") drone, emphasizing the aircraft"s civil applications. On 11th December, China"s state-run news site, Xinhua, reported "A large unmanned aerial…...