Friday November 27 2015  Rebecca Northfield, assistant features editor Australian coast drones protect surfers from sharks Aerial drones have another job to do – protect surfers in New South Wales, Australia from dastardly sharks. The NSW government are paying out £8m for the project, which will also bring smart drum lines, unmanned aquatic traps and baited hooks into the anti-shark scheme. The drones have already begun surveillance. The idea is that they will feed images to their operator in real time, letting them see whether there are any pesky sharks around. It’s still at trial stages, but if all goes … Continue reading E&T news weekly #72 – we choose our favourite engineering and technology news stories from the week