News tagged with air vehicles

NRL's SoloHI instrument selected for flight on solar orbiter mission

The Naval Research Laboratory's Solar Orbiter Heliospheric Imager (SoloHI), part of the Solar Orbiter mission, is headed for space. The European Space Agency (ESA) has chosen the Solar Orbiter mission as the ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Increase in motorway speed limit poses risks to health

Government plans to increase the motorway speed limit in England and Wales will have adverse effects on health, outweighing any economic benefits, claims an editorial published in the British Medical Journal today.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 06, 2012 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (2) | comments 6

New research to help safer emergency aircraft landings

Queensland University of Technology (QUT) aviation researchers are developing an information system to help Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) make safer emergency landings and better enable their wider commercial use.

Technology / Engineering

created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Foldable robot scooter wows at Tokyo Motor Show

A foldable robot scooter controlled by a smart phone wowed visitors to the Tokyo Motor Show on Thursday as its makers unveiled what they hope will be the future of urban driving.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Dec 01, 2011 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 4

No landing date yet for Air Force's mystery craft

A secretive unmanned space plane is staying in orbit a little longer.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 4

Hybrid construction vehicle emissions to be analyzed

Scientists at the University of California, Riverside's Center for Environmental Research and Technology have received a $2 million contract for a first-of-its-kind study of hybrid construction vehicles.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NASA, NRO, USAF establish strategy for certifying new expendable launch vehicles

NASA, the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and the U.S. Air Force signed an agreement this week to establish clear criteria for certification of commercial providers of launch vehicles used for national security space ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Toyota three-wheeler does 80.3 mph on compressed air

(PhysOrg.com) -- Toyota Industries intends to apply for a Guiness World record for the fastest car driven by a compressed-air engine, after its Ku:Rin, as the vehicle is called, reached 129.2km/h (80.3 mph)on ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Sep 24, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (10) | comments 6 | with audio podcast report

Dust makes light work of vehicle emissions

Queensland University of Technology (QUT) researchers have identified a silver lining in the cloud of red dust that enveloped much of eastern Australia two years ago.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Sep 23, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Cyborg insects generate power for their own neural control

(PhysOrg.com) -- For many years, researchers have been working on designing and fabricating micro-air-vehicles (MAVs), flying robots the size of small insects. But after realizing how difficult it is to create ...

Technology / Engineering

created Aug 31, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (14) | comments 24 | with audio podcast feature

Pentagon is investing in a greener military

Think your fuel bill is too high? Have a look at the U.S. military, which spent a whopping $13 billion on petroleum last year to keep its ships, planes and combat vehicles running.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Aug 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 4

GRAIL moon twins are joined to their booster

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's lunar-bound GRAIL twins were mated to their Delta II launch vehicle at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 17 at 8:45 a.m. EDT (5:45 a.m. PDT) today. The 15-mile (25-kilometer) ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Aug 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Contact lost with hypersonic glider after launch (Update)

An unmanned hypersonic glider developed for U.S. defense research into super-fast global strike capability was launched atop a rocket early Thursday but contact was lost after the experimental craft began ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Aug 11, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (9) | comments 23

Southampton engineers fly the world's first 'printed' aircraft

Engineers at the University of Southampton have designed and flown the world's first 'printed' aircraft, which could revolutionise the economics of aircraft design.

Technology / Engineering

created Jul 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Hybrid vehicle team to test drive new efficient dual-fuel engine

An award-winning University of Wisconsin-Madison student hybrid vehicle will become a showcase for advanced fuel technology that harnesses the advantages of both diesel and gasoline.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jul 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1