Stanford's 'autonomous' helicopters teach themselves to fly

Scratch another one off the list of "things only humans can do". This is not even a full artificial "intelligence"; it just learns how to compute data and algorithyms to fly a remote control helicopter, beaming instructions by radio signal 20 times a second. However, that...

CNN News Films at Sywell

"INTERNATIONAL news channel CNN was at Sywell Aerodrome yesterday to film its aerobatic team in action. The crew was filming footage for its programme CNN Business Traveller, which reports on travelling for business and is broadcast to more than 90 million homes and 890,000...

The show must go on- Airshow continues with Blue Angel tribute

"A day after a Blue Angels plane crashed during an airshow, killing the pilot and injuring eight people on the ground, the airshow continued anyway, a Marine Corps spokeswoman said Sunday. The Blue Angels precision flying team did not perform during the Sunday show, which...

Airbus unveils more than 60 new jet orders (AP)

" FARNBOROUGH, England - European planemaker Airbus announced orders for more than 60 new jets Wednesday, outstripping U.S. rival Boeing Co. so far in the number of deals unveiled at the Farnborough International Airshow — but not in their value. Airbus arrived at the...