Civil aviation authorities in the Emirates have banned the use of Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 on all its national carriers because of the risk of batteries exploding in the "phablet" smartphone.
Other
Sep 11, 2016
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The first flight of a commercial vessel to the International Space Station in late April will signal a bigger role for the private sector and open up space tourism opportunities, industry experts and lawmakers say.
Space Exploration
Mar 25, 2012
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Aiming a laser beam at an aircraft isn't a harmless prank: The sudden flash of bright light can incapacitate the pilot, risking the lives of passengers and crew. But because attacks can happen with different colored lasers, ...
Materials Science
Mar 31, 2019
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Aviation has been calculated to be 3.5 percent of all human activities that drive climate change, new research shows.
Environment
Sep 3, 2020
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(AP) -- In 1989, all four engines of a Boeing 747 over Alaska conked out after it flew into a cloud of volcanic ash. The crew was able to restart them, but incidents like that dramatize why hundreds of flights every year ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 15, 2010
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In its never-ending quest to develop more aerodynamic, more fuel-efficient aircraft, the aviation industry believes the ocean's oldest predator, the shark, could hold the key to cutting energy consumption.
Engineering
Feb 17, 2013
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"Dwell fatigue" is a phenomenon that can occur in titanium alloys when held under stress, such as a jet engine's fan disc during takeoff. This peculiar failure mode can initiate microscopic cracks that drastically reduce ...
Condensed Matter
Nov 11, 2022
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Just because you were in space doesn't mean you get the wings of an astronaut.
Space Exploration
Jul 26, 2021
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22
Borrowing a pizza delivery motto, online retail giant Amazon told Congress Wednesday it is developing the technology to use drones to deliver packages in 30 minutes or less, a broad expansion of unmanned flight that is raising ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jun 18, 2015
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The chief salesman for Airbus says his company already has the technology to fly passenger planes without pilots at all—and is working on winning over regulators and travelers to the idea.
Business
Jun 17, 2019
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