Aerospace News

June 21, 2025

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You Hear the Beep, but Can’t Find the Car: The Hidden Flaw in Electric Vehicle Safety

June 18, 2025 — As electric vehicles grow more popular, their warning sounds may not be doing enough to protect pedestrians. A Swedish study shows that these signals are hard to locate, especially when multiple ...

Laser Technique Revolutionizes Ultra-High Temperature Ceramic Manufacturing for Space, Defense Applications

May 30, 2025 — Researchers have demonstrated a new technique that uses lasers to create ceramics that can withstand ultra-high temperatures, with applications ranging from nuclear power technologies to spacecraft ...

Electric Buses Struggle in the Cold, Researchers Find

May 28, 2025 — Researchers have released new insights on a pilot program involving all-electric buses in Ithaca, NY, USA -- with implications for cities, schools and other groups that are considering the electrification of their fleets, as well as operators, ...

Cryogenic Hydrogen Storage and Delivery System for Next-Generation Aircraft

May 28, 2025 — Researchers have designed a liquid hydrogen storage and delivery system that could help make zero-emission aviation a reality. Their work outlines a scalable, integrated system that addresses several engineering challenges at once by enabling ...

Mid-Air Transformation Helps Flying, Rolling Robot to Transition Smoothly

May 28, 2025 — Engineers have developed a real-life Transformer that has the 'brains' to morph in midair, allowing the drone-like robot to smoothly roll away and begin its ground operations without pause. The increased agility and robustness of such robots could ...

New Fuel Cell Could Enable Electric Aviation

May 27, 2025 — Engineers developed a fuel cell that offers more than three times as much energy per pound compared to lithium-ion batteries. Powered by a reaction between sodium metal and air, the device could be lightweight enough to enable the electrification of ...

Research Reveals Why Next-Generation Engine Noise Grinds Our Gears

May 16, 2025 — A breakthrough study has revealed why emerging electric aircraft engine technology sounds so annoying -- and how to fix ...

Tapping a New Toolbox, Engineers Buck Tradition in New High-Performing Heat Exchanger

May 12, 2025 — A team engineers created a twisty high-temperature heat exchanger that outperformed a traditional straight channel design in heat transfer, power density and effectiveness and used an innovative ...

The Squid Galaxy's Neutrino Game Just Leveled Up

May 8, 2025 — In space, energetic neutrinos are usually paired with energetic gamma rays. Galaxy NGC 1068, however, emits strong neutrinos and weak gamma rays, which presents a puzzle for scientists to solve. A new paper posits that helium nuclei collide with ...

Shelters at Bus Stops Intended to Provide Relief from Heat Can Actually Result in Higher Temperatures

May 1, 2025 — Some public transit shelter designs can actually do more harm than good when it comes to shielding from summer temperatures, according to a new ...

Geoengineering Technique Could Cool Planet Using Existing Aircraft

Apr. 29, 2025 — A technique to cool the planet, in which particles are added to the atmosphere to reflect sunlight, would not require developing special aircraft but could be achieved using existing large planes, according to a new modelling ...

Scientists Discover How Stellar-Mass Black Holes Emit Powerful Plasma Jets

Apr. 21, 2025 — Scientists have discovered key conditions needed for a stellar black hole to create plasma jets. Their findings show that when superheated gas material experiences a rapid shrinkage towards the black hole, jet formation ...

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From Research to Real-World, Startup Tackles Soaring Demand for Lithium and Other Critical Minerals

Apr. 21, 2025 — Based on fundamental research, a new startup is upending decades-old approaches for the way the world extracts lithium and other ...

RoboBee Comes in for a Landing

Apr. 16, 2025 — A recently created RoboBee is now outfitted with its most reliable landing gear to date, inspired by one of nature's most graceful landers: the crane fly. The team has given their flying robot a set ...

Holiday Flights Could Carry Fewer Passengers as World Warms

Apr. 16, 2025 — By the 2060s, some airports with shorter runways may need to reduce their maximum take-off weight by the equivalent of approximately 10 passengers per flight during summer ...

Maximal Entanglement Sheds New Light on Particle Creation

Apr. 13, 2025 — Physicists have shown that particles produced in collimated sprays called jets retain information about their origins in subatomic particle ...

Unsafe Driving During School Drop Offs at 'Unacceptable' Levels

Apr. 13, 2025 — Risky driving by parents and other motorists who do the school run is putting children in danger, according to a new ...

Engineers Bring Sign Language to 'Life' Using AI to Translate in Real-Time

Apr. 9, 2025 — American Sign Language (ASL) recognition systems often struggle with accuracy due to similar gestures, poor image quality and inconsistent lighting. To address this, researchers developed a system ...

Rare Crystal Shape Found to Increase the Strength of 3D-Printed Metal

Apr. 8, 2025 — Researchers have found special atomic patterns called quasicrystals in 3D-printed aluminum alloys. Quasicrystals increase the strength of 3D-printed aluminum, the researchers discovered, making it ...

Stronger Coffee With Fewer Coffee Beans

Apr. 8, 2025 — Researchers have worked to optimize the use of coffee grounds in pour-over coffee. They recommend pouring from as high as possible while still maintaining the water's flow. In particular, the group ...

Speed Cameras Take Six Months to Change Driver Behavior, Effects Vary by Neighborhood

Apr. 4, 2025 — New York City's automated speed cameras reduced traffic crashes by 14% and decreased speeding violations by 75% over time, according to new research. ...

Carbon Capture Could Become Practical With Scalable, Affordable Materials

Apr. 3, 2025 — Researchers have expanded the potential of carbon capture technology that plucks CO2 directly from the air by demonstrating that there are multiple suitable and abundant materials that can facilitate ...

Microbial Cell Factories for Sustainable Chemical Production

Mar. 27, 2025 — In silico analysis of five industrial microorganisms identifies optimal strains and metabolic engineering strategies for producing 235 valuable ...

Is AI the New Research Scientist? Not So, According to a Human-Led Study

Mar. 27, 2025 — Researchers asked generative AI to write a research paper. While adept at some steps, it wholly failed at ...

Hydrophilic Coating Makes for Unflappable Golf Balls

Mar. 25, 2025 — The condition of the grass on a golf course can drastically skew the chances of a winning putt regardless of a player's skill. Now, a coating that soaks up water molecules could slow the roll of ...

These Electronics-Free Robots Can Walk Right Off the 3D-Printer

Mar. 25, 2025 — This a robot can walk, without electronics, and only with the addition of a cartridge of compressed gas, right off the 3D-printer. It can also be printed in one go, from one ...

Gas Injection Setup in New Fusion System Is Guided by Public-Private Research

Mar. 25, 2025 — Researchers have determined that six gas valves provide the best protection against plasma disruptions in SPARC, a next-generation, experimental fusion system. By refining the setup for the fusion ...

Household Electricity Three Times More Expensive Than Upcoming 'Eco-Friendly' Aviation E-Fuels, Study Reveals

Mar. 23, 2025 — Existing tax policies during the energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources will lead to major energy injustices and skewed priorities, new research ...

Rapid Response to Address Critical Aging Aircraft Issue

Mar. 18, 2025 — Scientists worked to ensure fleet safety after a large crack was unexpectedly found near the cockpit of a T-38 Talon. A new study describes how risk and damage tolerance analyses helped determine a ...

Nanoscale Tweaks Help Alloy Withstand High-Speed Impacts

Mar. 5, 2025 — Engineers devised a new method for designing metals and alloys that can withstand extreme impacts, which could lead to the development of automobiles, aircraft and armor that can better endure ...

Student Refines 100-Year-Old Math Problem, Expanding Wind Energy Possibilities

Feb. 26, 2025 — An engineering student refined a century-old math problem into a simpler, more elegant form, making it easier to use and explore. Divya Tyagi's work expands research in aerodynamics, unlocking ...

Precision Therapy With Microbubbles

Feb. 21, 2025 — Researchers have investigated how microbubbles tiny gas bubbles can deliver drugs into cells in a targeted manner using ultrasound. For the first time, they have visualized how tiny cyclic microjets ...

Magnetic Semiconductor Preserves 2D Quantum Properties in 3D Material

Feb. 19, 2025 — Physicists have developed a novel approach to maintain special quantum characteristics, even in 3D materials, with potential applications in optical systems and advanced ...

Turning Car and Helicopter Exhaust Into Thermoelectric Energy

Feb. 11, 2025 — Combustion engines, the engines in gas-powered cars, only use a quarter of the fuel's potential energy while the rest is lost as heat through exhaust. Now, a study demonstrates how to convert ...

One in Four Chance Per Year That Rocket Junk Will Enter Busy Airspace

Feb. 5, 2025 — There's a 26 per cent annual chance that space rocket junk will re-enter the atmosphere and pass through a busy flight area, according to a recent study. While the chance of debris hitting an ...

Engineers Help Multirobot Systems Stay in the Safety Zone

Feb. 3, 2025 — Engineers developed a training method for multiagent systems, such as large numbers of drones, that can guarantee their safe operation in crowded ...

E-Mobility: AI System Accelerates the Development of Powertrains

Jan. 30, 2025 — The development of vehicle components is a lengthy and therefore very costly process. Researchers have developed a method that can shorten the development phase of the powertrain of battery electric ...

Scientific Approach Can Optimize Bike Lane Planning

Jan. 27, 2025 — develop a model that can help municipalities choose optimal locations as they expand their cycling lane networks in response to growing ...

Researchers Discover New Way to Store Hydrogen Using Lignin Jet Fuel

Jan. 27, 2025 — An international team of scientists has discovered a way to store and release volatile hydrogen using lignin-based jet fuel that could open new pathways for sustainable energy production. In a new ...

Strong as Steel, Light as Foam: High-Performance, Nano-Architected Materials

Jan. 24, 2025 — Researchers have used machine learning to design nano-architected materials that have the strength of carbon steel but the lightness of Styrofoam. The team describes how they made nanomaterials with ...

This Fast and Agile Robotic Insect Could Someday Aid in Mechanical Pollination

Jan. 15, 2025 — New insect-scale microrobots can fly more than 100 times longer than previous versions. The new bots, also significantly faster and more agile, could someday be used to pollinate fruits and ...

This Quasar May Have Helped Turn the Lights on for the Universe

Jan. 15, 2025 — Astronomers have detected an intensely brightening and dimming quasar that may help explain how some objects in the early universe grew at a highly accelerated rate. The discovery is the most distant ...