Energy & Green Tech
Aviation currently contributes about 2.5% of total global carbon emissions, and with air travel demand expected to double by 2040, cutting those emissions has become a pressing priority. One path forward is sustainable aviation ...
Nov 12, 2025
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Engineering
Hypersonic planes could fly from Sydney to Los Angeles in just an hour. What's standing in the way of such ultra-fast planes becoming reality is our understanding of how the turbulence they generate as they fly at such high ...
Nov 12, 2025
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Business
Autonomous vehicles (AVs) have been tested as taxis for decades in San Francisco, Pittsburgh and around the world, and trucking companies have enormous incentives to adopt them.
Nov 11, 2025
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Car enthusiasts will pay hundreds of dollars for stereo systems that will improve the sound quality in their cars. However, the inherent directionality of speakers and complex shapes of car cabins can exacerbate sound disparities ...
Nov 11, 2025
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Engineering
A new study finds that composite metal foam (CMF) can withstand tremendous force—enough to punch a hole in a railroad tank car—at much lower weight than solid steel. The finding raises the possibility of creating a safer ...
Nov 6, 2025
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Engineering
More than 70 aircraft are struck by lightning every day. If you happen to be flying when a strike occurs, chances are you won't feel a thing, thanks to lightning protection measures that are embedded in key zones throughout ...
Nov 4, 2025
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Engineering
A hybrid Cessna 337 taxied down a Southern California runway and lifted into the air. The plane, a type commonly used as an air taxi between islands, had a traditional gas-powered motor in the nose and an electric engine ...
Nov 3, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
According to the International Council on Clean Transportation, as of early 2024, there are approximately 40 million electric vehicles (EVs) in operation worldwide. Among them, verified battery-related fires in light-duty ...
Oct 31, 2025
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Automotive
A supersonic jet plane designed to make very little noise took flight for the first time this week, cruising over the southern California desert just after sunrise in what could be the first step toward much faster commercial ...
Oct 31, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Airplane travel is more popular than ever, and our desire for fast transportation means jet fuel has become a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. Now, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ...
Oct 30, 2025
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