Bio-inspired Wing Design To Revolutionize Aircraft Flight
It's a bird, it's a plane,
it's ... both! While
aircraft have always borne a
resemblance to their
feathered counterparts in
... > full story
Better Golf Ball Dimples Result in Less Drag and Balls That Fly Farther
Scientists may soon give
avid golfers another way to
improve their game -- better
balls that fly farther. Up
to now, dimple design has
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NASA, ATK Successfully Test First Orion Launch Abort Motor
Flames shot more than 100
feet high in a successful
5.5-second ground test
firing Thursday, Nov. 20, of
a launch abort motor for
NASA's next generation
... > full story
To Widen Path To Outer Space, Engineers Build Small Satellite
It's not much bigger than a
softball and weighs just 2
pounds. But the "pico
satellite" being designed
and built in a University of
Florida aerospace
... > full story
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Vans Go Green: Novel Spoiler Design Reduces Fuel Consumption
November 18, 2008 Research published in the International Journal of Vehicle Design, the team describes how a new vehicle spoiler design can improve fuel consumption as well as vehicle ... > full story -
SAFEDRIVE Delivers Safety And Efficiency On Airport Runways
November 13, 2008 French and Portuguese partners, working together in the EUREKA-funded SAFEDRIVE project, have developed an important new satellite navigation-based system for managing airport ground ... > full story -
Model Predicts Equipment's Remaining Life And Links Info To Inventory Decisions
November 5, 2008 New research could soon make predicting the degradation and remaining useful life of mechanical and electronic equipment easier and more accurate, while significantly improving maintenance operations ... > full story -
Science Of Speed: Building The Fastest Car In The World
October 24, 2008 When Andy Green puts his foot on the accelerator and tries to break the land speed record in 2011, he can be sure that some of the UK's top scientists have done everything possible to make sure he ... > full story -
Real Pilots And 'Virtual Flyers' Go Head-to-head
October 20, 2008 Stunt pilots have raced against computer-generated opponents for the first time -- in a contest that combines the real and the "virtual" at 250 miles per ... > full story -
Portable Imaging System Will Help Maximize Public Health Response To Natural Disasters
October 17, 2008 Researchers have developed a low-cost, high-resolution imaging system that can be attached to a helicopter to create a complete and detailed picture of an area devastated by a hurricane or other ... > full story -
New Robotic Repair System Will Fix Ailing Satellites
October 13, 2008 Researchers are developing a new robotic system to service more than 8,000 satellites now orbiting the Earth, beyond the flight range of ground-based repair operations. Currently, when the ... > full story -
Ancient Airways: Flying Drone Design Based On Prehistoric Flying Reptile
October 13, 2008 Paleontologists and aeronautical engineers have developed a 30-inch robotic spy plane modeled after a 225 million-year-old ... > full story -
Apollo Heat Shield Uncrated After 35 Years, Helps New Crew Vehicle Design
October 9, 2008 NASA scientists developing the next generation of exploration vehicles and heat shields for NASA's Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle experienced "Christmas in July" when they uncrated the heat shields ... > full story -
Method Of Predicting Clear Air Turbulence Could Make Flights Smoother In The Future
October 9, 2008 A new method of forecasting clear air turbulence will be published this week in the Journal of Atmospheric Sciences. The research, led by a scientist at the University of Georgia, could help pilots ... > full story
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