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July 6, 2023

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City Buildings Could Blow Air Taxi Future Off Course

Air taxis may be coming to our cities in the near future, but a new study warns regulations will need to address dangerous wind gusts around city buildings and other urban ...

A Step Toward Safe and Reliable Autopilots for Flying

研究人员开发出一种机器学习技术that can autonomously drive a car or fly a plane through a very difficult 'stabilize-avoid' scenario, in which the vehicle must stabilize its trajectory to arrive at and stay within some goal region, while avoiding ...

Megawatt Electrical Motor Designed by Engineers Could Help Electrify Aviation

Aerospace engineers designed a 1-megawatt electrical motor that is a stepping stone toward electrifying the largest ...

Aviation Turbulence Strengthened as the World Warmed

New research shows that clear-air turbulence increased in various regions around the world from 1979 -- ...
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Hackers Could Try to Take Over a Military Aircraft; Can a Cyber Shuffle Stop Them?

A cybersecurity technique that shuffles network addresses like a blackjack dealer shuffles playing cards could effectively befuddle hackers gambling for control of a military jet, commercial airliner ...

Novel Control Method of Aircraft With No Tail

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 ...

New Research Computes First Step Toward Predicting Lifespan of Electric Space Propulsion Systems

Electric space propulsion systems use energized atoms to generate thrust. The high-speed beams of ions bump against the graphite surfaces of the thruster, eroding them with each hit, and are the ...

Comparing Airfares Instead of Seat Size Fairer Indicator of Passenger Carbon Emissions

Allocating passenger aircraft emissions using airfares rather than travel class would give a more accurate idea of individual contributions, finds a new study. Including airfares in calculations ...

Plasma Thrusters Used on Satellites Could Be Much More Powerful

It was believed that Hall thrusters, an efficient kind of electric propulsion widely used in orbit, need to be large to produce a lot of thrust. Now, a new study suggests that smaller Hall thrusters ...

Special Drone Collects Environmental DNA from Trees

Researchers have developed a flying device that can land on tree branches to take samples. This opens up a new dimension for scientists previously reserved for for biodiversity ...

Feathered Robotic Wing Paves Way for Flapping Drones

Birds fly more efficiently by folding their wings during the upstroke, according to a recent study. The results could mean that wing-folding is the next step in increasing the propulsive and ...

Jet Engine Lubrication Oils Are a Major Source of Ultrafine Particles

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 ...

Research Team Detects Additive Manufacturing Defects in Real-Time

Researchers can now detect the formation of keyhole pores, one of the most challenging defects common in additive manufacturing, with incredible ...

Using Drones to Monitor Volcanoes: Researchers Analyze Volcanic Gases With the Help of Ultra-Lightweight Sensor Systems

主要由火山气体释放水vapor, carbon dioxide, and sulfur dioxide. Analyzing these gases is one of the best ways of obtaining information on volcanic systems and the magmatic ...

New Winged Robot Can Land Like a Bird

Researchers have developed a method that allows a flapping-wing robot to land autonomously on a horizontal perch using a claw-like mechanism. The innovation could significantly expand the scope of ...

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Hummingbird Flight Could Provide Insights for Biomimicry in Aerial Vehicles

Using a novel modeling method, a team of researchers gained new insights into how hummingbirds produce wing movement, which could lead to design improvements in flying ...

Deep-Space Optical Communication Demonstration Project Forges Ahead

Scientists have demonstrated new laser systems for deep-space optical ...

Researchers Create Method for Making Net-Zero Aviation Fuel

An interdisciplinary team of researchers has developed a potential breakthrough in green aviation: a recipe for a net-zero fuel for planes that will pull carbon dioxide (CO2) out of the ...

Fruit Flies Use Corrective Movements to Maintain Stability After Injury

Fruit flies can quickly compensate for catastrophic wing injuries, researchers found, maintaining the same stability after losing up to 40% of a wing. This finding could inform the design of ...

Flight of Birds Can Help Provide Predictions on Turbulence

A new study has shown how the flight of birds can offer a meteorological insight into fine scale environmental ...

Full Decarbonization of U.S. Aviation Sector Is Within Grasp

New research shows a pathway toward full decarbonization of U.S. aviation fuel use by substituting conventional jet fuel with sustainably produced biofuels. The study found that planting the grass ...

Improving the Performance of Electrodeless Plasma Thrusters for Space Propulsion

Space missions already use electric propulsion devices, where electromagnetic fields are utilized to generate the thrust of spacecraft. One such electrodeless device, which harnesses radio frequency ...

New Communications Technology: Super-Fast Optical Lasers

Researchers have found a way to avoid the need to use radio transmitters in critical communications, using new technology featuring super-fast optical ...

Water for Drinking? Nope, Water for Batteries

A research team develops aqueous rechargeable batteries based on zinc anodes. Polymeric artificial interphase to improve battery ...

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