Power

Researchers have been developing new technologies to efficiently transform biomass like wood into electricity on-the-go. They discovered that an energy-efficient generator intended to power...

Vehicles operating in combat zones and reconnaissance missions require silent operation. Oshkosh Defense has unveiled its silent drive hybrid-electric Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV), the...

Leading companies have been experimenting the use of drones to revolutionise deliveries.  A key problem facing any drone deliveries is batteries and maintenance. How...

Modern electric grids are increasingly exposed to disruptions that can occur simultaneously. Cyberattacks, equipment failures, extreme weather, wildfires and physical attacks can each affect...

GPS has become the backbone of modern navigation, powering everything from smartphones and connected vehicles to emergency services and autonomous systems. But satellite signals...

Border checkpoints are under increasing pressure to manage rising traveller volumes, evolving security demands, and labor-intensive inspection routines. Many of these sites operate around...

Power lines are small and difficult to see for drones with radar or optical sensors. Existing wire-avoidance technologies are said to be bulky, expensive...

The smart power grid digitizes energy network delivering electricity in an optimal way, from source to consumer. This aspect embedded in the smart city...

Scientists have demonstrated a highly efficient method for wirelessly transferring power to a drone while it is flying. The breakthrough could in theory allow flying...

While the entire drone industry has been laser-focused on how drones can improve established commercial industries, the feasibility of indefinitely operational drones opens the...

Scientists from the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory (DEVCOM ARL) have recently introduced a new method that could revolutionize rechargeable...

A solar-electric UAV will support commercial and security requirements. Bye Aerospace announced an important engineering, development and production collaboration with SolAero Technologies Corp. to...

A team of scientists and engineers, the members of the US Air Force Research Laboratory’s Flexible Materials and Processing Team, has been developing flexible...

Power utilities in the U.S. are under daily cyberattacks, according to report released Tuesday by members of Congress. Of about 160 utilities surveyed in the...

China has been looking to enhance its border security capabilities through the testing of advanced unmanned technology. Private Chinese arms firms are providing the...

Soldier augmentation has become another field in the competition between the Russian and the US military forces. Russia has been accelerating the development of...

Tethered drones reduce technical and human error crashes in flight. Because of the flying restrictions the tether creates, and their greater control, their operation...

Electric air taxis may be the future of city transport, but before they take off, critical gaps in infrastructure, regulation, and airspace management need...

When you're camping in the great outdoors, powering essential devices like phones, radios, or portable lights is a challenge. But what if the very...

Real time systems are software and hardware that must operate according to a set sequence, with no diversions. In comparison to a home computer,...

A new US-Army funded research program will help small battery-powered drones autonomously fly to unmanned ground vehicles for recharging. The use of fast, recharging...

As the Internet of Things (IoT) expands, powering numerous connected devices indoors has become increasingly challenging. Conventional solutions such as batteries or wired connections...