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Star Trek-Like Replicator? Electron Beam Device Makes Metal Parts, One Layer At A Time
A group of engineers working
on a novel manufacturing
technique at NASA's Langley
Research Center in Hampton,
Va., have come up with a new
... > full story
Research Continues On Secure, Mobile, Quantum Communications
Researchers are
investigating long-distance,
mobile optical links
imperative for secure
quantum communications
capabilities in theater.
... > full story
NASA's Ares I-X Rocket Completes Successful Flight Test
NASA's Ares I-X test rocket
lifted off Wednesday from
NASA's Kennedy Space Center
in Florida for a two-minute
powered flight. The test
flight lasted about six
... > full story
Spiraling Flight Of Maple Tree Seeds Inspires New Aerial Surveillance Technology
Maple tree seeds and the
spiraling pattern in which
they glide to the ground
have delighted children for
ages and perplexed engineers
... > full story
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All-in-One Computerized Scheduling Will Make Airports Greener And More Efficient
October 19, 2009 — A new computerized approach to airport operations is being developed that will reduce delays, speed up baggage handling and decrease ... > full story -
Energy-Autonomous Sensors Find Dents And Cracks In Aircraft
October 18, 2009 — Aircraft maintenance will be easier in future, with sensors monitoring the aircraft skin. If they discover any dents or cracks they will send a radio message to a monitoring unit. The energy needed ... > full story -
New Concept May Enhance Earth-Mars Communication
October 16, 2009 — Direct communication between Earth and Mars can be strongly disturbed and even blocked by the Sun for weeks at a time, cutting off any future human mission to the Red Planet. An European Space Agency ... > full story -
Rocket Design Fires International Interest
October 16, 2009 — A UK engineering student has designed a motor that could one day help transform rocket ... > full story -
Ion Tiger Fuel Cell Unmanned Air Vehicle Completes 23-Hour Flight
October 15, 2009 — The Naval Research Laboratory's Ion Tiger, a hydrogen-powered fuel cell unmanned air vehicle, has flown 23 hours and 17 minutes, setting an unofficial flight endurance record for a fuel-cell powered ... > full story -
Intelligent Structural Elements: Support Frames, Adaptive Engine Hoods And More To Come
October 13, 2009 — Weather conditions such as wind and snow loads can cause failure and collapse of supporting structures in roofs and similar constructions. Based on new hybrid intelligent construction elements ... > full story -
Rockets Can Run On Toffee, Engineer Demonstrates
October 12, 2009 — An engineer in the UK has helped to demonstrate that rockets can run on ... > full story -
New Aluminum-Water Rocket Propellant Promising For Future Space Missions
October 8, 2009 — Researchers are developing a new type of rocket propellant made of a frozen mixture of water and "nanoscale aluminum" powder that is more environmentally friendly than conventional propellants and ... > full story -
'Trash Can' Nuclear Reactors Could Power Human Outpost On Moon Or Mars
October 4, 2009 — NASA has made a series of critical strides toward the development of new nuclear reactors the size of a trash can that could power a human outpost on the moon or Mars. Three recent tests at different ... > full story -
World's Most Sensitive Astronomical Camera Developed
September 30, 2009 — Physicists have developed the world's most sensitive astronomical camera. Marketed by Photon etc., a young Quebec firm, the camera will be used by the Mont-Megantic Observatory and NASA, which ... > full story
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