Tag: aeronautics

A Design for Cheaper Wind Power

By Kevin Bullis | 12/01/2008 | 0 Comments

A design that draws on jet engine technology could halve the cost of generating electricity from wind.

Boeing's Composite Problem

By David Talbot | 04/18/2008 | 6 Comments

Structural weakness forces Boeing to retrofit the 787 Dreamliner.

A Robotic Polar Aircraft

By David Talbot | 09/13/2007 | 0 Comments

To gain a better understanding of ice-sheet disintegration, Kansas researchers are building an unmanned plane with cutting-edge radar for better mapping.

Robotic Insect Takes Off

By Rachel Ross | 07/19/2007 | 19 Comments

Researchers have created a robotic fly for covert surveillance.

Confusing Osama bin Laden with Johnny Rotten

By Mark Williams | 04/04/2007 | 4 Comments

The U.S. government's passenger screening technologies would mistake the terrorist mastermind for the Sex Pistol. In fact, data broker ChoicePoint possesses better tracking systems.

Mining for Cheap Flights

By Kate Greene | 03/28/2007 | 2 Comments

Farecast claims to offer cheap tickets based on science, not marketing.