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Newswise: UAlbany Atmospheric Scientist Partners to Study Factors Behind Contrail Formation
Released: 1-Nov-2024 10:15 AM EDT
UAlbany Atmospheric Scientist Partners to Study Factors Behind Contrail Formation
University at Albany, State University of New York

Fangqun Yu, a senior researcher at UAlbany’s Atmospheric Sciences Research Center, has released a new paper in Environmental Sciences & Technology that examines the contrail formation process, specifically exploring the role of non-volatile (soot) particles and volatile particles.

Released: 1-Nov-2024 8:00 AM EDT
Fueling Greener Aviation with Hydrogen
American Chemical Society (ACS)

Now, researchers reporting in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering have used computer modeling to study the feasibility and challenges of hydrogen-powered aviation.

Released: 29-Oct-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Expert Available: FAA Rule Requiring Airlines to Provide Refunds for Canceled Flights Now In Effect
George Washington University

The Department of Transportation said the final federal rule went into effect on Monday, coming ahead of a busy upcoming holiday travel season. ...

Newswise: UAH Graduate Student Wins DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research Award to Study Magneto-Inertial Fusion at Los Alamos
Released: 24-Oct-2024 11:20 AM EDT
UAH Graduate Student Wins DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research Award to Study Magneto-Inertial Fusion at Los Alamos
University of Alabama Huntsville

Ian Wagner, a doctoral candidate of mechanical and aerospace engineering at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), has been selected to receive the United States Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) award. The honor resulted from Wagner’s proposed research project to study plasma-jet driven magneto-inertial fusion, to be conducted at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).

Newswise: Study Asks: Can Cell Phone Signals Help Land a Plane?
Released: 22-Oct-2024 10:25 AM EDT
Study Asks: Can Cell Phone Signals Help Land a Plane?
Sandia National Laboratories

Researchers from Sandia National Laboratories and Ohio State University are taking experimental navigation technology to the skies, pioneering a backup system to keep an airplane on course when it cannot rely on global positioning system satellites.

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Released: 21-Oct-2024 1:00 PM EDT
Falling for It: A Micro-Scale Look at How Parachute Fibers Act Under Stress
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Researchers from the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology used micro-CT scans to understand how stress impacts parachutes on the fiber-scale. This information will be used to develop better models for identifying promising parachute textile candidates.

Released: 17-Oct-2024 9:30 AM EDT
New Tool Helps Analyze Pilot Performance and Mental Workload in Augmented Reality
NYU Tandon School of Engineering

Researchers at NYU Tandon School of Engineering have developed HuBar, a visual analytics tool that summarizes and compares task performance sessions in augmented reality (AR) by analyzing performer behavior and cognitive workload.

Newswise: Optical Fibre based Artificial Compound Eyes for Ultrafast Static and Dynamic Perception
Released: 30-Sep-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Optical Fibre based Artificial Compound Eyes for Ultrafast Static and Dynamic Perception
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Natural selection has driven arthropods to evolve compound eyes to achieve static and dynamic perceptions in complex environments. This inspired scientists from HK to develop a biomimetic artificial compound eye (ACE), which integrates 271 lensed polymer optical fibres into a dome-like structure, achieving real-time 180o panoramic imaging, depth estimation, and high-speed motion capture. These characteristics make this ACE suitable for applications to capture high-speed objects, such as surveillance, unmanned aerial/ground vehicles, and virtual reality.

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Released: 30-Sep-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Sea Noodles Kkosiraegi Transformed into Raw Materials for Aviation Fuel and Pharmaceuticals
National Research Council of Science and Technology

Dr. Kyoungseon Min's research team at the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) has developed a process to produce enantioselective bio-aviation fuel precursors ((R)-gamma-valerolactone) from seaweed.

   
Newswise: Kowalski, Salonvaara receive ASHRAE Distinguished Service Awards
Released: 20-Sep-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Kowalski, Salonvaara receive ASHRAE Distinguished Service Awards
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Building equipment and envelope scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory were recognized for research excellence during the ASHRAE 2024 summer conference held in Indianapolis.

Newswise: The world’s fastest single-shot 2D imaging technique films ultrafast dynamics in flames
Released: 4-Sep-2024 10:05 AM EDT
The world’s fastest single-shot 2D imaging technique films ultrafast dynamics in flames
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Candle flames, cars, and airplanes emit harmful gases and particles, which are formed through highly complex processes involving extremely fast reactions and often transient flow conditions. To better understand these processes, scientists from the USA and Europe developed the fastest 2D planar imaging system.

Newswise: Protecting electric grid health with drone-based power line inspection
Released: 27-Aug-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Protecting electric grid health with drone-based power line inspection
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a new automated drone inspection system that can respond rapidly to unusual electric grid behavior, especially in remote areas that are tough for a worker to reach. ORNL demonstrated the new approach at a training facility for powerline workers owned by utility partner EPB of Chattanooga in Tennessee.

Newswise: UAH HERC rover team makes STEM outreach trip to Dominican Republic hosted by INTEC University
Released: 22-Aug-2024 5:05 PM EDT
UAH HERC rover team makes STEM outreach trip to Dominican Republic hosted by INTEC University
University of Alabama Huntsville

Winning the 2024 Human Rover Explorer Challenge (HERC) provided an engineering student team at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, the opportunity to perform STEM outreach in the Dominican Republic (DR) this summer.

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Released: 21-Aug-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Hurricane hunters, the true storm chasers
University of Miami

A pilot’s initiative to track the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane that decimated the Florida Keys marked the beginning of the era of today’s legendary hurricane hunters.

Newswise:Video Embedded beetle-that-pushes-dung-with-the-help-of-100-billion-stars-unlocks-the-key-to-better-navigation-systems-in-drones-and-satellites
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Released: 21-Aug-2024 7:05 AM EDT
Beetle that pushes dung with the help of 100 billion stars unlocks the key to better navigation systems in drones and satellites
University of South Australia

An insect species that evolved 130 million years ago is the inspiration for a new research study to improve navigation systems in drones, robots, and orbiting satellites.

Newswise: Start-up Whisper Aero uses the ORNL Summit supercomputer to test concepts for an ultraquiet electric airplane
Released: 12-Aug-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Start-up Whisper Aero uses the ORNL Summit supercomputer to test concepts for an ultraquiet electric airplane
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Whisper Aero, a start-up in Crossville, Tennessee, is revolutionizing aviation with its ultra-quiet electric ducted fan technology. Using the Summit supercomputer, the company is designing the Whisper Jet, a nine-passenger electric plane featuring 20 to 30 small, silent EDFs to drastically reduce noise and emissions compared to traditional engines. Summit’s advanced simulations have accelerated their design process by over 20%, enabling rapid development and optimization of their aircraft. The technology is also being adapted for quieter commercial products like leaf blowers.

Newswise: Atoms in advanced alloys find preferred neighbors when solidifying
Released: 8-Aug-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Atoms in advanced alloys find preferred neighbors when solidifying
Penn State Materials Research Institute

A discovery that uncovered the surprising way atoms arrange themselves and find their preferred neighbors in multi-principal element alloys (MPEA) could enable engineers to “tune” these unique and useful materials for enhanced performance in specific applications ranging from advanced power plants to aerospace technologies, according to the researchers who made the finding.

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6-Aug-2024 4:05 AM EDT
Steady flight of kestrels could see aerial safety soar
University of Bristol

A new joint study by RMIT and The University of Bristol has revealed the secrets to the remarkably steady flight of kestrels and could inform future drone designs and flight control strategies.

Newswise: UK researcher receives NSF CAREER award to create safe, smart target drone capturing
Released: 6-Aug-2024 11:05 AM EDT
UK researcher receives NSF CAREER award to create safe, smart target drone capturing
University of Kentucky

A University of Kentucky researcher is creating innovative methods to make drones safer and smarter. Xu Jin, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in the UK Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, has received the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award.



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