Albatrosses fly fast for huge distances, barely flapping a wing. Can they teach us to build drones that will stay aloft for months or even years? PHILIP RICHARDSON’S eureka moment came in 1997, on the ...
POIPU >> When a moli, or Laysan albatross, took its first flight from the hotel grounds of The Point at Poipu Kauai on July 9, Hob Osterlund was thrilled. “She was just over five months old,” said ...
A black-footed albatross soars over the Pacific Ocean. Engineers are working to mimic the amazing ability of albatrosses to harness the wind for the next generation of autonomous drones. How does one ...