MIT recently announced its research on toroidal propellers to create quieter drones. That got [Major Hardware] thinking about noisy PC fans. The obvious solution was to adapt the toroidal shape for a ...

Over the past few years, labels such as DJI have pushed drones into the mainstream. If you look closely, you'll notice that a majority of them have four propellers, while helicopters have fewer of ...

Calvin University has established an unmanned aircraft systems (drone) policy which applies to all employees, students, contractors, volunteers, and guests. The operation of unmanned aircraft systems ...

Drones fly while rotating multiple propellers at high speed, which makes a loud buzzing noise during flight. Some drones have reduced noise by devising the shape of the propellers. In the 'Slow-motion ...

Drones making deliveries is of course the hot new hyperlocal tech play, but where are these futuristic aircraft supposed to land? On the lawn? Matternet has built a landing station for its cargo ...