Lifesaving Drones Transform Rescue Efforts
Jan 26, 2018 — In the event of natural disasters such as wildfires and volcanic eruptions, drones can go where manned planes can’t. In the aftermath of a catastrophe, critical air quality information is needed for deploying emergency services, evacuations and survival. A team of researchers and developers from Portugal, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland have developed the flying ultrabroadband single-shot infrared sensor (FLAIR) drone that can do just that.