• Sci Pry
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 23rd, 2009
Piezoelectrics to Convert Air Flows into Electricity

Piezoelectrics to Convert Air Flows into Electricity

Experts in New York are testing the possibility

  • Sci Pry
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 16th, 2009
Building Airplanes That 'See'

Building Airplanes That 'See'

The effort is being made in Australia

  • Sci Pry
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 2nd, 2009
New System Shuts Down Lasers When Airplanes Appear

New System Shuts Down Lasers When Airplanes Appear

The instrument works autonomously

New Generation of Airplane Sensors In The Works

New Generation of Airplane Sensors In The Works

They will detect damage faster, and simplify maintenance

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 18th, 2009
Nature Prefers Twisting Wings over Straight Ones

Nature Prefers Twisting Wings over Straight Ones

Airplanes have nothing on insects

Tooth Enamel Inspires Next-Gen Aircraft

Tooth Enamel Inspires Next-Gen Aircraft

The material is extremely resistant

New Piezoelectric Device Works on the Small Scale

New Piezoelectric Device Works on the Small Scale

It can harness the power of tiny vibrations

New Forms of Metal Created with Lasers

New Forms of Metal Created with Lasers

They absorb all radiation that hits them

NASA System to Allow Aircraft to Avoid Turbulences

NASA System to Allow Aircraft to Avoid Turbulences

It could potentially save many lives

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 27th, 2009
How to Make Good on Your Pledges

How to Make Good on Your Pledges

Expert refuses plane ticket to climate conference

Math Models Could Make Jet Lags Bearable

Math Models Could Make Jet Lags Bearable

Cycles of light exposure may trick the brain

NYC Officials to Kill 2,000 Geese over Plane Strike Fears

NYC Officials to Kill 2,000 Geese over Plane Strike Fears

The birds now live near LaGuardia and JFK airports

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 10th, 2009
Hummingbirds Are Faster than Jet Fighters

Hummingbirds Are Faster than Jet Fighters

Relative to their length, that is

15 More Bodies Recovered from the AF 447 Wreck

15 More Bodies Recovered from the AF 447 Wreck

This was the worst aircraft disaster since 2001

Air Companies Call for CO2 Targets

Air Companies Call for CO2 Targets

They also ask for climate funds

Experts Identify Birds That Brought Down the Hudson Plane

Experts Identify Birds That Brought Down the Hudson Plane

All passengers of the flight were unharmed

Weightlessness Wedding Planned for June 20

Weightlessness Wedding Planned for June 20

The grooms will get their blessings in 'The Vomit Comet'

 
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