Since they had no open positions, they forwarded his application to the Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory in Cleveland where he began working in March 1955.

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The Pelican's successful flight probably means that the first big application for power beaming will be supplying energy to drones.

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Michael Small, the chief executive of Aircell, which provides wi-fi to 10 large North American airlines, says his company is considering developing a simulated text messaging application that would work in-flight.

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Judging by the promotional video above, the application incorporates a kind of hand-controlled flight simulation experience.

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As an example, Derek Snyder, a Microsoft senior product manager, demonstrated an in-the-works Windows Phone application for British Airlines that pushes notifications such as flight arrival and departure times right to the app.

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Judge David McNaughton said that Mr Dotcom posed a flight risk and remanded him in custody until 22 February, when US authorities' application for Mr Dotcom's extradition will be heard.

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