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A safe SAF substitute for palm oil
The technology not only reduces reliance on palm oil but also opens the door to more sustainable supply chains.
Woodpecker-inspired drone reduces collision force by 70%
The SWIFT project is able to accomplish this by borrowing the structural principles from the woodpecker, which is able to repeatedly hammer its beak against trees without injury.
Aerial robots use AI to monitor, map wildfire smoke
The team used a swarm of AI-guided aerial robots to capture several angles of the smoke plumes to build 3D reconstructions and analyze flow patterns.
AI-triggered airbag system forms protective bubble in plane crashes
The system, developed under the title Project REBIRTH, relies on external airbags that inflate, thus enveloping the aircraft and reducing impact during abrupt landings.
Ground stop! Hydrogen airplanes are nearly ready — if only the hydrogen market was too
It might be surprising to learn that the aviation industry is not one of the world’s largest carbon emitters — but likely will be by 2050. To reverse this trend, aerospace engineers are looking at hydrogen.
Environmental control for aerospace: Protecting priceless payloads
A private aerospace manufacturer of rockets and spacecraft for commercial and military use commissioned Air Innovations to develop a state-of-the-art environmental control system to support various capsule launches.
AI turns security cameras into instant fire detectors
The system can analyze video footage and identify fires within 0.016 seconds per frame, possibly offering critical extra minutes for both evacuation and emergency response.
Quantic Wenzel achieves AS9100D certification for aerospace quality management system
Certification reinforces the ability to meet stringent customer requirements and deliver consistent, ultra-low phase noise frequency control and timing products.
Lunar rover manufacturer expands production - and horizons
Intuitive Machines is one of just three companies selected by NASA to further develop lunar rover technologies, which are fundamental to the scouting needed to create a permanent lunar habitat.
Smooth operators: Protective coatings extend drivetrain
More and more drive packages with case hardening or PVD coatings are now being seen, or, even more likely, a combination thereof.
World’s ‘most powerful’ non-nuclear bomb melts through concrete and steel
The Gazap, which translates to “Wrath” in Turkish, is a 2,000 lb bomb that has completed all phases of design, testing and certification, and is now fully ready for operational use.
Greene Tweed to deliver advanced thermoplastic composite components for next-generation jet engines
Greene Tweed will deliver more than 50 custom-designed parts made with its proprietary Xycomp DLF material, a compression-molded thermoplastic composite.
Pizzas, parcels and payloads — Drone delivery gets a major FAA clearance
Even though the drone delivery concept has fallen by the wayside in the public’s perspective, engineers have been hard at work to ensure that when drone delivery gets the all-clear, the technology is ready to soar.
How a drone delivering medicine might just save your life
Trials in Australia and internationally have shown the enormous potential for drones to work with existing health services to deliver medicine, medical equipment, pathology samples or provide surveillance in medical emergencies.
Solar drone soars for 3 days
The drone completed 73 hours of live testing, culminating in the aircraft meeting energy balance parameters for extended flight operations.
Slingshot Aerospace debuts AI agent for spacecraft operations training
The new simulation tool imitates satellite actions in training and simulation environments and is designed to learn and replicate tactics like space warfare maneuvers.
High-tech drones are changing warfare – terrorists may soon follow the same playbook
The evolution in drone use as part of the conflict in Ukraine reveals the potential to amplify the threat. During the past two years, improvements in accessibility, affordability, range and speed have transformed commercial drones into precision strike platforms capable of inflicting mass casualties at low cost.
Proven space-grade actuators showcased by maxon at SmallSat 2025
Explore how maxon's actuators are powering the next generation of space innovation.
Watch the launch of Earth-mapping satellites
Four Airbus-built Constellation Optique 3D satellites were successfully launched from the European Spaceport on July 26 in Kourou, French Guiana.
Microwave-sized sensor surpasses sniffer dogs in detecting fentanyl at US border
The microwave-sized sensor, dubbed VaporID, is being commercialized by California instrument maker BaySpec and was recently debuted at the American Society for Mass Spectrometry meeting in June.