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The new Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), called F-35 Lightning II, will probably become the most relied-on aircraft in the US' strategic air fleet, seeking to meet the tactical requirements of the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Navy, and the U.S. Marine Corps alike. In this respect, it will combine all the capabilities of ... |
10 November 2008
05:41 GMT |
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As if bullets weren't good enough, we might soon find ourselves shooting each other around with molten projectiles. The MAHEM, or the Magneto Hydrodynamic Explosive Munition, currently in development at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, is supposed to shoot jets or chunks of molten metal which are a... |
25 April 2008
03:53 GMT |
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Ever thought to look at Steve Jobs' flying bills for clues to how the company is doing and what its plans are? Well, Kathryn Huberty (Morgan Stanley analyst) did, and she believes that Steve Jobs' recent jet trips may indicate that we're in for a big announcement on behalf of Cupertino's most well... |
27 February 2008
07:20 GMT |
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The computer hardware manufacturer and vendor HP announced that two brand new laser printers are to be soon found on the Eastern European market. The new printers are called HP LJ P2014 and LJ CP3505 and they are part of the greater family of Laser Jet printers that are designed for small office or home use. Accordin... |
11 August 2007
06:14 GMT |
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A newly created metal alloy promises to improve the overall efficiency and to reduce fabrication waste in jet engine components, by greatly reducing the uncertainty of thermocouple temperature sensors at high temperatures to within a degree.Created by scientists at the National Physical Laboratory, the alloy could s... |
27 July 2007
09:30 GMT |
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When it comes to technological breakthroughs in the nanoworld, it seems nature has still a lot to teach us. Squids, octopuses and jellyfish swim by creating jets of water which push the animal forward based on the principle that every action has an equal and opposite reaction.This is pretty much what a group of rese... |
17 July 2007
09:43 GMT |
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Neutron stars are one of the few ways a star ends its life. They are formed from the remaining of a massive star after it had already exploded into a supernova that condenses into an extremely dense core. They usually have masses 1.35 to about 2.1 times greater than that of our Sun, while being 30,000 to 70,000 ti... |
28 June 2007
02:59 GMT |
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Soon, electric aircrafts could be flying in the skies and they could be built using the most advanced electric systems, thanks to superconductors. These projects may still be on the drawing boards for now, but the fact is they could be far more efficient than conventional aircraft, produce less greenhouse emissions ... |
21 June 2007
09:03 GMT |
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So far, the only commercially successful supersonic jet was the Concorde, that regularly flew from London and Paris to New York and Washington. It set many records, including circumnavigating the world in a time of 31 hours 27 minutes 49 seconds flight, on August 16, 1995.Although for the moment there are no immedia... |
18 June 2007
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Because we do not see it, it is less obvious for us, but aircrafts expel a lot of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. A 2004 NASA survey showed a 1 % per decade increase in cirrus cloud cover over the US, linked to intense air travel. Jets leave behind condensation trails, indistinguishable from clouds, and the ext... |
18 June 2007
03:05 GMT |
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Rolls-Royce is mostly famous for the elegant and expensive limousines, with an unique aspect and a prestige other car makers can't offer. The shape of the radiator grille and the "Spirit of Ecstasy" hood ornament have become instant trademarks of luxury and wealth, recognized around the world.Not many people kn... |
6 June 2007
03:37 GMT |
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Brown dwarfs are not fully understood stars and the latest observations confirmed this by photographing such a star throwing jets of matter, a process characteristic of young stars. So, it would seem that these dwarfs follow a similar formation pattern to the one of normal stars, but outflows are driven out by these... |
24 May 2007
02:51 GMT |
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The Cassini space probe brought new evidence that contradicts older theories, by showing that rotating eddies (Saturn's giant storms) are driving Saturn's jet stream winds, not the other way around."Intuition would say that the eddies take energy out of the jets, because of the friction and tugging of the... |
9 May 2007
15:41 GMT |
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What happens when you mix a truck with a jet fighter?It's called Shockwave, a triple jet-engine truck on a 260-inch (660-cm) wheelbase, and it holds the Guinness record for jet-truck speed at 376 miles per hour (605 kph). Driving on a runway, Shockwave races airplanes that are flying above it at 300 miles per h... |
28 March 2007
11:03 GMT |
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Until now, the only known ways to move liquid were to apply pressure from a mechanical source, like an object or an other liquid or gas, but it seems that scientists have figured out how to create a jet of liquid with nothing but the power of light: they shined a laser beam through a soapy liquid, producing a long j... |
28 March 2007
04:40 GMT |
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