Epirus Secures $70M to Advance Counter-Drone Tech
Epirus, a young defense technology company specializing in counter-drone systems, has secured $70 million in new funding aimed at accelerating…
UK’s Largest Military Drone Swarm Trial Marks Breakthrough
The United Kingdom has conducted its largest military-focused swarm drone trial to date, deploying 20 fixed-wing uncrewed aerial vehicles in…
Hybrid Deep Reinforcement Learning Boosts HVAC Efficiency
Heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning systems are responsible for nearly half of a building’s total energy consumption in many countries, making…
ITRI Showcases Breakthroughs in AI, Robotics, and e?Health
At CES 2021, the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Taiwan’s largest applied research organization, presented a suite of innovations spanning…
Wingcopter Secures Funding to Scale Global Drone Logistics
Darmstadt-based Wingcopter, a developer, manufacturer, and operator of unmanned delivery drones for commercial and humanitarian use, has secured €18 million…
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Trucks Edge Toward Heavy-Duty Adoption
Across North America and Europe, the prospect of quiet, zero-emission heavy-duty trucks is moving from concept to deployment. For decades,…
India’s NRF and STIP-2020: Diverging Paths for Science
The COVID-19 pandemic has overshadowed two policy developments poised to reshape India’s research and innovation landscape: the National Research Foundation…
Global Waste Trade Governance and the Circular Economy
China’s 2018 decision to halt imports of most scrap plastics and other waste materials disrupted a decades-old flow of secondary…
Cadillac’s Single-Seat eVTOL Signals GM’s Aerial Ambitions
General Motors has unveiled its vision for a Cadillac-branded electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, marking the company’s first public…