From the bone of a horse, a new idea for aircraft structures
...saves 10 pounds of fuel, so techniques to maintain aircraft strength without adding weight are sorely needed. This is true particularly for spacecraft that have extremely high launch costs, he said. The engineers analyzed the structure of the horse bone around its hole - or foramen - with microscopy and micr...AAAS Science Project/Unisys prize encourages student-led scientific inquiry on flight to soar
...n will literally soar over Disney World in a small aircraft as part of their studies into flight mechanics and the future of flight; and Students from Chicago's Young Women's Leadership Charter School will produce a mini-documentary on the city's birds and endangered wetlands. The ten museums selected to...Flying SnifferSTAR may aid civilians and US military
...are underway with a US company that produces drone aircraft to include the device among sensors designed to detect biological and radiological threats.The device also has possibilities for use in or near the ventilation systems of buildings, or, with addition of a small pump, on posts surrounding military bas...... distribution systems or designing ultra-efficient aircraft engines. Genetic algorithms also provide the basis for much of Michael Crichton's best-selling novel Prey, in which nano-sized machines evolve into an intelligent, life-threatening swarm. Holland's research and that of several of his students is cite...Ecowar looming with sunken wartime wrecks
...ts. The remaining wrecks include at least 23 large aircraft carriers, 213 destroyers and 22 battleships. While SPREP does not yet know which wrecks are the most dangerous, tankers like the USS Neosho are bound to be near the top of the list. The Neosho was sunk in May 1942 after refuelling two American warshi...R&D yields numerous applications for conductive polymers
...ument readouts, automotive dashboard displays, and aircraft cockpit displays. For now, the electronics industry will mainly benefit from the technology, using the materials in EMI shielding and electronic circuits. The detection and monitoring industries have already started using conducting polymers for sens...Virginia Tech inventions, creations can improve lives
...ensors, including a sensor for surface friction in aircraft and a process for creating nanomaterials with precise structure control; an improved method for dewatering fine coal during processing; plant varieties, including wheat, a new raspberry, and a new peanut; a livestock supplement that improves the immu......acre may provide lightweight, rigid composites for aircraft parts, artificial bone and other applications. Reporting online in Nature Materials on May 25, Nicholas Kotov and his colleagues at Oklahoma State University and at Digital Instruments/Veeco describe their method for creating nacre-like material that...U of Minnesota leads effort to break impasse over GMO safety
... efforts by such industries as steel, railroad and aircraft manufacturing to improve safety by drawing up standards with input from diverse groups and incorporating the standards into government regulations. "This initiative represents a paradigm shift," said Jacobs, a professor of political science. "We're...Connecticut chemist receives award for cleaner air technology
...970s. Gas turbines used to provide thrust for jet aircraft and generate electricity work by mixing fuel with compressed and heated air, which then burns and generates energy to turn the turbines. Unfortunately, nitrogen oxide gases, which contribute to global warming, are emitted during this process. Pfeffe...Science Picksleads, feeds and story seeds (July 2003)
...ns, Alaskan volcanoes pose a significant threat to aircraft because they intersect North Pacific air routes. This air route, directly over the volcano-laden Aleutian arc carries nearly 20,000 people and millions of dollars in cargo every day. See http://www.avo.alaska.edu for pictures and information. (Ca...Passing its global sight test leaves MERIS ready for work
...ged from the Greenland ice cap to African deserts, aircraft flights above Europe, buoys in coastal zones and research vessels out in the open ocean. To ensure overall accuracy all the radiometer instruments used to gather local measurements across the world were first inter-calibrated by the UK Plymouth Mari...Stanford symposium on future of air and space travel
... research focuses on effects of flow turbulence on aircraft and rocket propulsion.......blaze. Some 2,000 firefighters and water-carrying aircraft have been deployed to bring the fire under control since it first began in the thick oak and cork oak trees covering the Maures hills last Sunday. At the height of the fire, several campsites had to be evacuated and roads closed. So far this week 4,...Male flesh flies high-speed pursuit of females
...uld help military and aerospace engineers to build aircraft and artillery that have improved detection of evas...t. In relative speed to the fly, the F-15 Eagle aircraft itself would have to reach a hypersonic speed close to Mach 12....Beetles could prove a hit with the aircraft industry
...uld provide the key to significant improvements in aircraft engine design. The bombardier beetle's unique na... studied to see if it can be copied for use in the aircraft industry. Scientists studying the bombardier beetle's jet-based defence mechanism hope it will help...Improved guidance systems for missiles will reduce collateral damage
...nging from -20 to +70 centigrade. Small, corporate aircraft have multi-function displays of important flight information including air traffic and terrain features that give pilots time to adjust their flight plan. "Pilots and battlefield commanders have several satellite communication systems that link them ...NASA learning to monitor coral reef health from the sky
... you could remotely detect coral reef health using aircraft with visible light sensors," Guild said. "First, w...ientists better interpret the raw data gathered by aircraft or satellites. Guild discussed her group's work at the Fall Meeting of the American Geophy...Symposium examines the growing influence of aerosols on climate
... aerosols, including atmospheric brown clouds, new aircraft technologies for capturing aerosol particles, global climate impacts and the effects of black carbon on regional climate change....Design of composite materials that detect terahertz discovered
...ircraft, terahertz scanners could be used to image aircraft components, even if the components were of similar densities. Also, terahertz is useful for medical imaging and has the advantage that it is much less damaging than X-rays, because it consists of non-ionizing radiation," adds Padilla. "The Departm...