HEADLINES ARCHIVE
Lightweight sensors could de-ice planes faster
To develop the system, the team used a triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) sensor that is capable of detecting ice forming, melting and detaching on surfaces, providing this information in real time but using very little energy.
Sustainable aviation fuels: Real fuel or green hype?
Engineers are turning to a never-ending supply to fuel long-haul airliners of the future: municipal waste. Sustainable aviation fuel from solid waste can offer a reduction of as much as 80% to 90% of carbon emissions. Is it too good to be true?
Motion potion: A (slightly magical) look at digital servo growth
Precision motion control options are being used more and more in fields like robotics, semiconductor equipment, and electronics manufacturing.
Dymax 9773 adhesive joins aerospace and defense innovations
When you have a source of adhesion that is not only speedy, but budget-friendly AND requires less energy wasted compared or other bonding systems - it's destined to be the "go-to" method.
This net-based air defense system captures drones in flight
ParaZero Technologies’ DefendAir is a counter-unmanned aerial system that intercepts hostile drones using a net-based capture mechanism in lieu of explosive force.
Machine learning helping locate what cannot be seen
If space rocks can carry familiar ingredients but not the chemical “signature” that life leaves behind, then identifying the true signs of biology becomes extremely complicated. To solve this, a new approach to data analysis was developed.
The next space frontier is closer than you think — Welcome to the world of very low Earth orbit satellites
Among other benefits, VLEO satellites can provide higher-resolution images, faster communications and better atmospheric science.
New wearable tech lightens body armor load by 90%
The wearable weight distribution device could potentially help reduce musculoskeletal injuries as well as accelerate recovery from back injuries in far-forward environments, thus helping soldiers to remain effective.
Interest in the 'flying wing' continues, despite engineering hardships
Perhaps none of aerospace's carbon footprint ideas are more radical than a transitioning to 'flying wing' designs for general aviation uses.
NASA goes on an 'ESCAPADE' – twin small, low-cost orbiters will examine Mars’ atmosphere
It is an ambitious project: two scientific satellites delivered to the Red Planet by commercial launch services - all on a shoestring budget.
Rethinking 'standard' occupants: How inclusive testing improves auto safety
Crash test dummies, called “anthropomorphic test devices”, were first developed for the military in 1949, then adopted by the automotive industry in the mid-1960s.
Smart fabric lets soldiers feel subtle signals through air and pressure
The startup, dubbed Actile Technologies, has created a textile platform that transmits information via touch instead of sight or sound.
Leftovers to feed aircraft: Fuel for flight
Discarded food from processing plants need not be fodder for landfills. The scraps can be converted into sustainable aviation fuel.
How Smiths Interconnect helps advanced AESA radar
Designers face five key considerations when procuring component designs for AESAs: adaptability, maximizing signal quality and range, ensuring system-level reliability, optimizing life-cycle costs and fast field deployment.
New high-tech helmets promise to sharpen US soldiers’ battlefield awareness
The helmet, dubbed EagleEye, is described by its makers as “a new kind of teammate” for soldiers that combines mission planning, perception and survivability.
Hand-tossed foldable drone that fits in a pocket created by US students
Applications for the drone include emergency response, wherein first responders could carry several MAVs and launch them into disaster zones to assess damage or locate survivors in areas too dangerous for humans to enter.
US firm to build autonomous drone capable of precision attacks
Vectis, when completed, is expected to be a large “Category 5” reusable drone that is capable of executing precision strikes, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) targeting, electronic warfare and offensive and defensive counter air missions.
The ESA has a space junk plan; will it be enough?
Kessler syndrome means there is so much hypervelocity debris in orbit that it would be impossible to launch craft, or even maintain existing satellites in orbit. That's a challenge on an planet with starry ambitions.
Unpacking Europe's hydrogen blending plan
In the short term, blending hydrogen into existing natural gas systems looks like a pragmatic solution.
To see the future of electric vehicles, look to the sky
Developing an eVTOL isn't the same as developing an EV, nor is it like developing a traditional airplane.