Amazon Prime Air might want to pay attention to this research. Scientists have studied the flight patterns of albatrosses to understand how the animals are able to sustain flight with minimal energy expenditure.
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A very interesting new paper was published today in PLoS Biology:
I'm stuck in the US East Coast ice and snow trying to get home after some science work for our nation's health agency (that is my rationale for posting this on my Sb blog). My four-hour equipment and weather delay has now turned into a canceled flight.
I thought many of you would want to know about this book. It is from the National Academies Press. Costs 40 bucks if you want the dead tree version, but the PDF is free. Gotta love the National Academies.
Here's the description provided by the NAP:
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from a military perspective, this would allow for weeks worth of intelligence gathering from a single flight. in certain areas of the world a drone could be launched from a separate country far enough away to avoid suspicion. this flight path could save thousands of US military personnel.