News tagged with aircraft engine
Research in aircraft control systems and robotics helps improve flight safety
(PhysOrg.com) -- At first blush, it may not seem like robots and aircraft control systems have anything in common. When you put them together, however, you arrive at the core of Guangjun Liu’s unique research ...
Dec 18, 2009 |
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Superfast airplanes through super tiny technology
An interdisciplinary team of scientists led by Princeton engineers has been awarded a $3 million grant to study how fuel additives made of tiny particles known as nanocatalysts can help supersonic jets fly ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jul 13, 2009 |
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GE to open advanced tech center in Michigan
General Electric announced plans Friday to open an "advanced manufacturing technology and software center" in Michigan that could create more than 1,100 job in the coming years.
Jun 26, 2009 |
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Airliners could save fuel by taking a hint from birds flying in formation
(PhysOrg.com) -- From Leonardo da Vinci to the Greek tragedy of Icarus, birds have emboldened scientific minds to master flight. Now, Stanford researchers can be added to the list of ornithologically inspired ...
Jun 01, 2009 |
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The rocket that thinks it's a jet
(PhysOrg.com) -- A reusable spaceplane that can take off from a conventional aircraft runway, carry over twelve tonnes to orbit and then return to land on the same runway could be less than a decade away thanks ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 19, 2009 |
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Road-worthy plane? Or sky-worthy car?
(PhysOrg.com) -- What began as an MIT student project has evolved into a working prototype of a two-seater airplane that can be quickly converted into a road-worthy car. The car-plane has begun test flights ...
Feb 03, 2009 |
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Continuous Descent: Saving Fuel and Reducing Noise for Airliners
(PhysOrg.com) -- Airline passengers arriving in Atlanta on early morning “redeye” flights during the past few months may have noticed something different during their descent to the runway. Instead of the ...
Jan 20, 2009 |
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