Energy & Green Tech
Hydrogen is emerging as one of the most viable carbon-free energy sources to replace fossil-derived jet fuels and meet the goal for net zero emissions by 2050. But the production life cycle to manufacture hydrogen so it can ...
Sep 11, 2023
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Robotics
Ever wonder why the most advanced robots always seem to have hard bodies? Why not more pliable ones, like humans have?
Aug 23, 2023
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Engineering
Solar geoengineering—artificially reflecting sunlight back into space—is a double-edged sword. It would cool the rapidly warming planet, but is it too risky to consider as a viable option? Douglas MacMartin, an aerospace ...
Jun 27, 2023
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Robotics
The air taxi market is almost ready for take off, with companies such as Boeing, Hyundai, Airbus and Toyota building fleets to have commuters flitting through the sky. Europe and the U.S. have both drafted new rules to pave ...
Jun 20, 2023
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Hi Tech & Innovation
A research team at Illinois Institute of Technology (Illinois Tech), led by Professor David Williams, has for the first time demonstrated the use of a novel control method in an aircraft with no tail. The technology allows ...
Feb 8, 2023
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Engineering
Miniature satellites known as CubeSats are taking on larger roles in space missions that might previously have been carried out by more expensive conventional spacecraft. Now, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology ...
Dec 1, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Researchers at Princeton and Rice universities have combined iron, copper, and a simple LED light to demonstrate a low-cost technique that could be key to distributing hydrogen, a fuel that packs high amounts of energy with ...
Nov 25, 2022
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Engineering
In additive manufacturing (AM), metal parts are commonly 3D-printed using a fabrication technique called "laser powder bed fusion" (LPBF). LPBF involves repeated rapid metal powder melting and solidification using a laser ...
Nov 1, 2022
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Engineering
Researchers have used a novel near-infrared light imaging technique to capture the first cross-sectional images of carbon dioxide in the exhaust plume of a commercial jet engine. This new state-of-the-art technology could ...
Sep 29, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Electric planes might seem futuristic, but they aren't that far off, at least for short hops.
Sep 20, 2022
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