Cell Phone Part Makes Good Car Part Too

      Washington, D.C. -  Traditional windshields are made of two layers of heat-treated glass,  with a plastic layer in between.  This, so-called, annealed glass, forms a spider-web pattern when it breaks, and the pieces are designed to stick to the plastic layer to prevent injury to passengers.  Now, automakers are turning to a new product that will increase vehicle fuel efficiency.  Corning Inc.'s Gorilla Glass is used in the screens on billions of mobile phones, carmakers can use the automotive version to improve fuel efficiency.  Gorilla Glass has been used by the consumer products industry since 2007.  BMW was the first automaker to use Gorilla Glass in 2014, when it used Gorilla Glass on the material forming the inner panel for its i8 Hybrid sports car.  According to Ford Motor Co., Ford will be the first car manufacturer to use Gorilla Glass for a windshield on it's pricey $400,000 Ford GT.  See also,  www.caranddriver.com. 

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      Washington, D.C. - Drone owners may have to put a registration number on their drones, kind of like a license plate.
      In recent months, drones have crashed into the White House and the U.S. Open, have obstructed forest fire rescues, and have come too close to commercial airliners.  A drone registration process will help the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) figure out who was responsible in any drone-related accident, and it could deter people who would otherwise do something silly with a drone if they know their name is on file with the government.  Another safety measure is location-tracking, called geo-fencing, this technology stops drones from getting to close to buildings to better protect United States citizens.  According to Quartz magazine, not everyone is a fan of the FAA's registration proposal.  Jonathan Rupprecht, an attorney that handles laws on drones and drone registration, thinks registration alone is impractical, "Registration points you to who might have caused the incident, geo-fencing can help prevent it, says Rupprecht.  See whole story, www.qz.com.       

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Upscale Drones Will Give Hollywood's Television and Film Studios a Lift in Their Profits

    
     Raglan - Six figure price tag drones will help meet demand for motion picture and television studio's need for aerial camera platforms.  However, if drones can be used satisfactorily in television and film production, they can drastically reduce costs. 
     According to Los Angeles -based drone production firm Aerial MOB, helicopter rentals can go as high as $30,000 a day, while daily drone rental rates for motion picture making are as low as $10,000 to $15,000 per day to the production studio.  Until now, cinematographers have bolted specialized add-ons, like cinema-quality cameras, to off-the-shelf drones that cost a few thousand dollars each.  Two New Zealand drone manufacturers, Aeronavics and Shotover Camera Systems, want to change that.  Until recently, drone use in feature films and television was limited to productions shot outside the United States, but late last year Washington began granting exemptions to commercial drone users on a case-by-case basis.  Of nearly 700 exemptions issued by the Federal Aviation Administration at the start of July 2015, approximately half of them were for aerial photography (including transmitting live television).  Unmanned aerial vehicles have been used in films that include:  "Dr. Who", "Twilight", "007 Skyfall", "Furious 7", "Jurassic World", and other hits.  "A lot of people have been shooting with drones in the past few years but not really in the very high-end space, so that's where our business will operate, "says Shotover Camera Systems'  general manager Brad Hurndell.  See also, www.popularmechanics.com.                  

New Drone Legislation Would Give Six Months in Jail and/or Thousands of Dollars in Fines

      Sacramento - Senate Bill 168 looks likely to become law.  SB 168 will protect emergency responders from any liability for the destruction an an unauthorized drone during firefighting or medical support operations.  Private UAVs have disrupted firefighting operations several times this year, including during a wildfire last month on Interstate 15 in San Bernardino, California.  See full story...http://www.kfi640.com.