(Phys.org) —One of the most impressive features of last year's blockbuster smash The Avengers was a gigantic flying aircraft carrier powered by four immense propellers.
Social Sciences
Jun 28, 2013
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A solar-powered plane nearing the close of a cross-continental journey landed at Dulles International Airport outside the nation's capital early Sunday, only one short leg to New York remaining on a voyage that opened in ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 16, 2013
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Is it a bike? Is it a plane?
Engineering
Jun 12, 2013
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A patent was awarded today to the late Ernest Geskin, PhD, of Florham Park, an expert in water jet technology and a mechanical engineering professor at NJIT for more than 25 years. Sharing the patent with him is Krzysztof ...
Engineering
Jun 11, 2013
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The Boeing Company of Houston, a NASA Commercial Crew Program (CCP) partner, recently performed wind tunnel testing of its CST-100 spacecraft and integrated launch vehicle, the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket. ...
Space Exploration
Jun 4, 2013
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ESTCube-1, Estonia's first satellite, was successfully launched into orbit. The purpose of the satellite is to measure the electric sail effect. The Finnish Meteorological Institute bears the main responsibility for the payload.
Space Exploration
May 8, 2013
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In the depths of the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, far from Earth, far even from any human-made object, Dawn remains in silent pursuit of dwarf planet Ceres.
Space Exploration
Apr 3, 2013
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(Phys.org)—Tiny coral reef wrasses can swim as fast as some of the swiftest fish in the ocean – but using only half as much energy to do so, Australian scientists working on the Great Barrier Reef have found.
Plants & Animals
Jan 15, 2013
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The electric sail (ESAIL), invented by Dr. Pekka Janhunen at the Finnish Kumpula Space Centre in 2006, produces propulsion power for a spacecraft by utilizing the solar wind. The sail features electrically charged long and ...
Space Exploration
Jan 8, 2013
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(Phys.org)—"Last winter, I fantasized about sitting at my computer while a camera-equipped drone followed him overhead." That is the revelation of a father who provides a detailed account of building an Arduino-based ...
