LOCAL: Leaves are turning early. Waiting for light rains to pass to go for the autumn sessions. No leads, no work, no money, no honey. I changed the color scheme and some fonts of the website slightly.
DRONE: Skydio brings that beat back with the R2 perch drone. It has lights and a battle cage. The perch streaming is cool feature. Honestly, the 20-minute flight time does not bother me. I can usually get my shot within a minute or two after launch. I liked Skydio’s autonomous handling. Powered with Snapdragon instead of Nvidia.
Meanwhile, Ukraine blows up possibly 19,000 drones, and Russia strikes deeper into Kiev. Drone Sightings Force Copenhagen and Oslo Airports to Close Temporarily – The New York Times
SCIENCE: Reads today, discussion next week. I have a migraine.
Optical tweezer science. Coherent acoustic frequency comb via floquet engineering of optical tweezer phonon lasers | Science Advances.
Dragonfly to Titan. After early struggles, NASA’s ambitious mission to Titan is “on track” for launch – Ars Technica.
Neutrino laser, gnarly. Physicists Propose a ‘Neutrino Laser’ Straight Out of Science Fiction : ScienceAlert
Ahh, me lucky charms. Tiny new lenses, smaller than a hair, could transform phone and drone cameras | ScienceDaily
ART: The first layer of paint is still drying on the Conestoga Wagon Train effort. Titanium oxide makes everything take too long.
Sometimes you need to remind the miserable grownups. Art is good for your kids—and here’s the science why | National Geographic
Falcon P & O 
Leave a comment