Germs fuel tiny flyers
New multidisciplinary research for the US Air Force could see tiny flying spy drones fuelled by bacteria.
The US Air Force has long pursued a goal of creating micro-scale flying spy drones, but it has been hampered by the lack of a suitable fuel source. However, new multidisciplinary research it is funding to the tune of $4.4 million could see future tiny flyers powered by bacteria.
A diverse team of microbiologists, engineers and geochemists from the University of Southern California and Rice University are joining forces to produce a flying prototype within 5 years for the US Department of Defense's Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI).
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