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Researchers have designed flexible, bat-like wings that boost lift and improve flight performance. This innovation could lead to more efficient drones or energy-harvesting technologies.

The LIS Raptor, a drone equipped with morphing wings and a tail modeled after the northern goshawk, exemplifies how biomimicry, artificial intelligence (AI), and advanced materials are reshaping ...

Unlike birds and insects, bats have flexible wings made of a thin membrane, allowing them to fly more efficiently. Inspired by this, researchers at EPFL’s School of Engineering have designed bat-like ...

Mads Petersen, owner of Greenland-based startup Arctic Unmanned, sat in a car to keep warm while he tested a small drone at ...

Futuristic footage shows the sleek design effortlessly skimming across the ocean before taking off a few feet in the air, built with dynamic wings and hover engines. The drone zips across the ...

French entomologist Antoine Magnan wrote that bumblebees "should not be able to fly," as their small wings should ...

The mystery of the unexplained drone sightings over New Jersey and along the East Coast late last year has been solved, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, who said she was ...

New Jersey skies are tightening up yet again. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has clipped the wings of drone operators in nine more towns, expanding its already hefty "No Drone Zone" list.

Because we’ve flown so many drones, we know what makes a good option for beginners. The best drones for first-time pilots should be fun to use, easy to fly and capable of sharp aerial images.