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  Study of Journalists and Private Citizens' Drone Use Brings Up Significant Issues

  June 18, 2013 — A new perspective on the controversial use of unmanned aerial vehicles in journalism and mass communication, or "drone journalism" has been reached. Researchers analyzed the first eight documented ... > full story
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  NASA Tests Radio for Unmanned Aircraft Operations

  June 17, 2013 — NASA's communications experts have begun flight testing a prototype radio as part of the agency's contributions toward fully integrating civil and commercial Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) into the ... > full story
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  Planes, Trains, or Automobiles: Travel Choices for a Smaller Carbon Footprint

  June 17, 2013 — Planes, trains, or automobiles: what's the most climate-friendly way to travel? A new study by researchers from IIASA and CICERO brings better estimates of how much personal travel impacts the ... > full story
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  Cheetah-Cub: A Robot That Runs Like a Cat

  June 17, 2013 — Thanks to its legs, whose design faithfully reproduces feline morphology, a four-legged "cheetah-cub robot" has the same advantages as its model: it is small, light and fast. Still in its ... > full story
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  Repairing Turbines With the Help of Robots

  June 13, 2013 — Compressor and turbine blades are important components in aircraft engines and gas turbines. When they become damaged, it is often cheaper to repair them than to buy replacements. Now there is a new ... > full story
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  Hands-Free Talking and Texting Are Unsafe for Drivers, Study Shows

  June 12, 2013 — Using hands-free devices to talk, text or send e-mail while driving is distracting and risky, contrary to what many people believe, says a new ... > full story
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  Electric Cars in Action: Small and Medium-Sized Companies Sharing Fleets of Electric Vehicles

  June 11, 2013 — Imagine a number of different companies sharing a single fleet of electric vehicles. Researchers in Germany are busy working out just how to make this vision a reality. The Shared E-Fleet research ... > full story
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  Less Friction Loss in Combustion Engines

  June 11, 2013 — Researchers have developed a method that can reduce engine friction and wear even during production of engine components. Special coatings can help to reduce fuel consumption and carbon dioxide ... > full story
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  NASA to Study How Pollution, Storms and Climate Mix

  June 6, 2013 — NASA aircraft will take to the skies over the southern United States this summer to investigate how air pollution and natural emissions, which are pushed high into the atmosphere by large storms, ... > full story
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  Firefighting Robot Paints 3-D Thermal Imaging Picture for Rescuers

  June 5, 2013 — Engineers have developed new image processing techniques for rapid exploration and characterization of structural fires by small Segway-like robotic vehicles. A sophisticated on-board software system ... > full story

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