This Week: Reading magma, predicting giant eruptions
In the News: Quake tests Indonesia's alerts; no tsunami, but panic/evacuation
For aerial navigation in cramped spaces it’s bat MAV to the rescue. Big bucks have been pumped into micro-aerial vehicle (MAV) research due to interest from the surveillance industry. Traditional fixed-wing and propeller driven flight doesn’t scale down well for tight, close quarters maneuvering. Flappy flight on the other hand has gotten bats out of [...]