Mar. 15, 2023 Electrification is seen as having an important role to play in the fossil-free aviation of tomorrow. But electric aviation is battling a trade-off dilemma: the more energy-efficient an electric ...
Feb. 8, 2023 A research team has demonstrated the use of a novel control method in an aircraft with no tail. The technology allows an aircraft to be as smooth and sleek as possible, making it safer to fly in ...
Jan. 9, 2023 Recent measurements have shown that Frankfurt International Airport is a major source of ultrafine particles and that these can disperse over long distances across the city. Researchers have now ...
Nov. 29, 2022 An interdisciplinary team of researchers has developed a potential breakthrough in green aviation: a recipe for a net-zero fuel for planes that will pull carbon dioxide (CO2) out of the ...
Oct. 31, 2022 Engineers synthesized aligned forests of nanoscale fibers made of boron nitride, or 'white graphene.' They hope to harness the technique to fabricate bulk-scale arrays of these nanotubes, ...
Sep. 29, 2022 Until now, little attention has been paid to the flow of liquid through deformable elastic nozzles. New research introduces the concept of passively-deforming nozzles, and shows that softer nozzle ...
Sep. 29, 2022 Researchers have used a novel near-infrared light imaging technique to capture the first cross-sectional images of carbon dioxide in the exhaust plume of a commercial jet engine. The new ...
Sep. 27, 2022 An underutilized natural resource could be just what the airline industry needs to curb carbon emissions. Researchers report success in using lignin as a path toward a drop-in 100% sustainable ...
Sep. 12, 2022 To combat the hazards of ice, a mechanical engineer has developed a sprayable ice-shedding material that is 100 times stronger than any others. It's been tested by Boeing under erosive rain ...
Sep. 5, 2022 People have been fascinated by bird flight for centuries, but exactly how birds can be so agile in the air remains mysterious. A new study uses modeling and aerodynamics to describe how gulls can ...
Aug. 9, 2022 Researchers have developed an AI pilot that enables autonomous aircraft to navigate a crowded airspace. The artificial intelligence can safely avoid collisions, predict the intent of other aircraft, ...
Aug. 8, 2022 Engineers have designed and successfully tested a more efficient wind sensor for use on drones, balloons and other autonomous ...
May 17, 2022 To uncover the mystery behind the differences in motion, a team of researchers studied the aerodynamics of bird perching maneuvers and their implications for aircraft ...
May 5, 2022 Neural-Fly technology could one day build the future of package delivery drones and flying ...
Apr. 27, 2022 An experimental plant-based jet fuel could increase engine performance and efficiency, while dispensing with aromatics, the pollution-causing compounds added to conventional fuels, according to new ...
Mar. 9, 2022 While it had been assumed that unstable gliding was the key to agility in bird flight, a collaboration between aerospace engineers and biologists has revealed that stability plays a ...
Feb. 7, 2022 With the federal government planning to hold the largest sale of offshore wind farm leases in the nation's history, a new study could help inform the development of offshore wind farms by ...
Jan. 12, 2022 The effectiveness of face masks has been a hotly debated topic since the emergence of COVID-19. However, a new study offers more evidence that they work. Researchers found that face masks reduce the ...
Dec. 6, 2021 An engineer is changing what we know about when water freezes as he pushes the limit and gets the best look yet at tiny drops of water as they ...
Nov. 9, 2021 The amount of stress a material can withstand before it cracks is critical information when designing aircraft, spacecraft, and other structures. Aerospace engineers used machine learning for the ...