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A local organization has been selected for a new aerospace campaign led by NASA. Read more by clicking the link below.

COLUMBUS - FlyOhio, a collaboration of public, private and academic institutions led by DriveOhio’s advanced air mobility (AAM) group, has been selected to participate in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)’s Advanced Air [...]

HILLIARD, Ohio — For decades, John Bair has searched for ways to use technology for both practical and lifesaving measures. He and teams at Hilliard-based Converge Technologies have developed an unmanned drone for use in public safety. To read more [...]

The Hilliard Division of Police is testing a prototype drone first responder being developed by Hilliard-based Converge Technologies in a collaboration that is "a game-changer in every response,” Deputy Chief Eric Grile said.

Researchers at Ohio State University are introducing chaos into computer chips to develop digital fingerprints that may be unique enough to foil even the most sophisticated hackers. The new solution makes use of an emerging technology called [...]

HILLIARD, Ohio — You've heard of businesses like Amazon testing drones so you can have speedy delivery of any good you want. What if that same technology could be used to save your life? Drones have become pretty common-place, many businesses have [...]

Whether you grew up watching the Jetson’s animated television series or saw the 1990 “Jetsons: The Movie,” you will remember that George Jetson and his family zipped through the air or space in flying cars. At the time, viewers like me thought that [...]

FREMONT, CA: The City of Hilliard, GhostWave, Inc., LIFT Aircraft, and Parallax Advanced Research is talking about the possibility of implementing a new, life-saving advanced air mobility (AAM) technology on Ohio's first flying car.

Discussions are underway between the city of Hilliard in Ohio, Ghostwave and Parallax Advanced Research to incorporate a sensing system with LIFT Aircraft’s HEXA eVTOL, so it can be used as a form of transport for emergency responders.