Meringue-like material could make aircraft as quiet as a hairdryer
An incredibly light new material that can reduce aircraft engine noise and improve passenger comfort has been developed at the University of Bath.
An incredibly light new material that can reduce aircraft engine noise and improve passenger comfort has been developed at the University of Bath.
Materials Science
Jun 18, 2021
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NASA's experimental helicopter Ingenuity rose into the thin air above the dusty red surface of Mars on Monday, achieving the first powered flight by an aircraft on another planet.
Space Exploration
Apr 19, 2021
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Members of the Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration (ACUASI) recently completed a high resolution map of the Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway, Canada's first all-weather road to the Arctic.
Earth Sciences
Apr 8, 2021
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NASA's Ingenuity mini-helicopter has survived its first night alone on the frigid surface of Mars, the US space agency said, hailing it as "a major milestone" for the tiny craft as it prepares for its first flight.
Space Exploration
Apr 6, 2021
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NASA's Ingenuity mini-helicopter has been dropped on the surface of Mars in preparation for its first flight, the US space agency said.
Space Exploration
Apr 4, 2021
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A new technology developed by Los Alamos National Laboratory and Honeywell is providing needed atmospheric environment information to the aerospace industry. The device, called TinMan, has quantified the number of thermal ...
General Physics
Apr 1, 2021
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NASA is targeting early April for the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter to make the first attempt at powered, controlled flight on another planet, the space agency said Tuesday.
Space Exploration
Mar 24, 2021
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Physicists have discovered a potentially game-changing feature of quantum bit behavior which would allow scientists to simulate complex quantum systems without the need for enormous computing power.
Quantum Physics
Jan 26, 2021
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In 2018, passengers onboard a flight to Australia experienced a terrifying 10-second nosedive when a vortex trailing their plane crossed into the wake of another flight. The collision of these vortices, the airline suspected, ...
General Physics
Jan 21, 2021
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An area in the Olympic Peninsula's Hoh Rain Forest in Washington state for years held the distinction as one of the quietest places in the world. Deep within the diverse, lush, rainy landscape the sounds of human disturbance ...
Environment
Dec 7, 2020
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