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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 ...
June 18, 2021 An incredibly light new material can reduce aircraft engine noise and improve passenger comfort. The graphene oxide-polyvinyl alcohol aerogel weighs just 2.1kg per cubic meter, making it the lightest ...
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 ...
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 ...
May 24, 2023 The effects of the ground on propeller noise have now been measured ...
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, ...
Jan. 14, 2021 A proposed hybrid-electric plane could 'eliminate aviation's air pollution problem,' say engineers. The new design could reduce global nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions by 95 percent, ...
June 8, 2023 New research shows that clear-air turbulence increased in various regions around the world from 1979 -- ...
Jan. 25, 2021 Researchers found flights between London and New York could have used up to 16% less fuel by more accurately following jet stream tailwinds or avoiding headwinds, at a fraction of the cost of other ...
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 ...