During spring and summer supercell thunderstorms roam through the central United States, bringing with them lightning, huge hailstones and dangerously high winds. Some develop tornadoes, and a collective of atmospheric scientists led by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are using drones to better understand why. The TORUS research project (Targeted Observation …
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A student-led analysis group is taking the drone idea to the excessive seas to save lots of beleaguered sperm whales. Search and Help Aquatic Mammals UAS (SHAMU – sure just like the well-known whale) is a 11-person venture group comprised of University of Colorado Boulder aerospace-engineering college students. The venture …
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