EngineeringSeptember 22, 2021
Winged Microchips Glide like Tree Seeds
The tiny sensors could gather and transmit environmental data as they drift through the air
Aerospace
AerospaceSeptember 7, 2021
Starlink, Internet from Space and the Precarious Future of Broadband in Rural America
President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan includes an unprecedented $65 billion for broadband deployment, but money alone will not fix the U.S.’s Internet problem. This short documentary shows why
The Young American Scientists Event—Register Now
AerospaceNovember 11, 2020
Birdlike Flight Formations Could Cut Airline Emissions
A bioinspired arrangement could save energy by allowing one plane to provide extra lift to another—if both aircraft can remain stable
AerospaceNovember 10, 2020
Electric Aviation Could Be Closer Than You Think
Enabling air travel to decarbonize
AerospaceJuly 31, 2020
Rubber Airplane Propellers Can Eliminate Icing
Originally published in June 1994
AerospaceJune 10, 2020
Famed U-2 Spy Plane Takes on a New Surveillance Mission
Designed with slide rules in the 1950s, the stealthy high flier still has a lot to offer
AerospaceApril 9, 2020
“We Flew 100 Feet—Really We Did”
Originally published in June 1904
AerospaceFebruary 7, 2020
Like Taxicabs, New Airplanes Will Need Roofs
Originally published in January 1912
EngineeringFebruary 1, 2020
No One Can Explain Why Planes Stay in the Air
Do recent explanations solve the mysteries of aerodynamic lift?
AerospaceJanuary 28, 2020
Plane Deicer Lasts Several Thousand Hours
Originally published in April 1945
EngineeringJanuary 9, 2020
The Next DARPA X-Plane Won’t Maneuver like Any Plane Before It
The challenge is to build an airplane without moving control surfaces
AerospaceJanuary 6, 2020
White Oak Works Best for Fighter Plane Propellers
Originally published in September 1919