The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner roared down the runway before sailing serenely up into the skies over Los Angeles International Airport. The recent Qantas flight, heading for Melbourne, Australia, seemed like any other leaving ...
Biotechnology
Jun 25, 2018
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The way dragonfly larvae control the water jets they use to move and breathe could have a range of engineering and medical applications, according to new research.
Engineering
Jun 19, 2018
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ASTM International recently revised ASTM D7566 Annex A5—the Standard Specification for Aviation Turbine Fuel Containing Synthesized Hydrocarbons—to add ethanol as an approved feedstock for producing alcohol-to-jet synthetic ...
Materials Science
Jun 11, 2018
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An international team of researchers, including scientists from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, has published a detailed study of the evolution of the nebula surrounding the symbiotic star R Aquarii. The study ...
Astronomy
Jun 8, 2018
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See a jet stream speeding through Jupiter's atmosphere in this new view taken by NASA's Juno spacecraft. The jet stream, called Jet N2, was captured along the dynamic northern temperate belts of the gas giant planet. It is ...
Space Exploration
Jun 1, 2018
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The sky sometimes has its limits, according to new research from two University of Chicago atmospheric scientists.
Earth Sciences
May 24, 2018
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The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday ordered emergency inspections of jet engines like the one that ruptured during a recent Southwest Airlines flight, leaving one passenger dead.
Business
Apr 21, 2018
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It may be time to tailor students' class schedules to their natural biological rhythms, according to a new study from UC Berkeley and Northeastern Illinois University.
Social Sciences
Mar 29, 2018
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A world addled by climate change has seen a four-fold increase in major flooding events since 1980, and a doubling of significant storms, droughts and heat waves, Europe's national science academies jointly reported Wednesday.
Environment
Mar 21, 2018
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We all recognise Jupiter by its banded pattern of counter-rotating zones and belts – this can be seen even with small garden telescopes. These stunning structures are powered by fast jet streams that are visible in the ...
Astronomy
Mar 8, 2018
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