Douglas Jansen

Chickens eating apples

Douglas — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 16:55:13 +0000

The rooster doing his thing

Douglas — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 02:16:02 +0000

Nano Air Vehicle

Douglas — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:44:12 +0000

AV is developing the Nano Air Vehicle (NAV) under a DARPA sponsored research contract to develop a new class of air vehicle systems capable of indoor and outdoor operation. Employing biological mimicry at an extremely small scale, this unconventional aircraft could someday provide new reconnaissance and surveillance capabilities in urban environments.

The Drone That Can Get Through Your Window

Douglas — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:30:25 +0000

Paper Batteries

Douglas — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:08:30 +0000

Ultrathin rechargeable lithium-ion batteries have been fabricated on a single sheet of paper, resulting in highly flexible and lightweight portable power sources, according to a study published in ACS Nano by Stanford University researchers (DOI: 10.1021/nn1018158). The advance may provide an integrated power solution for the developing field of paper-based electronics and lead to applications in “smart” packaging and radio-frequency sensing.

Original article at http://pubs.acs.org/cen/news/88/i38/8838notw7.html

Quadrotor Drone Learns New Tricks

Douglas — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:02:38 +0000

It can buzz around in menacing circles, calculate an optimal path through several rings, and even squeeze through an opening that’s on the move itself.

The Chickens

Douglas — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:36:06 +0000

Chickens waking up in the morning.

Duroc Sow

Douglas — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 02:04:52 +0000

Turbo Beaver landing near Lynn Lake, Manitoba

Douglas — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:27:58 +0000