Producer Frank Graff takes on drone researcher Max Messinger in a game of cornhole—and learns how drones can be useful in research.
Max Messinger
Hexacopter Forces
Think you know what it takes to fly a hexacopter?
Play this simulation to learn how force, torque and angular momentum all help hexacopters hover, move and turn.
Eyes in the Skies
Wake Forest University scientists pioneer using drone aircraft for ecological monitoring. They're flying drones over the Amazon rainforest to study the tree canopy and the amount of carbon dioxide the forest releases.