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Renault India joins hands with IIT Kanpur for vehicle R&DRenault India and IIT Kanpur have formed a strategic research partnership. The collaboration will utilize IIT Kanpur's wind tunnel facility...
'Jurassic Park' got it wrong! Scientists just found that pterosaurs, may have had more wing-shape diversity than current reconstructions allow, changing how we picture ancient flightFor over a century, our understanding of pterosaur wings has been based on limited fossil evidence, leading to remarkably similar reconstru...
Missed JEE Advanced by 2 marks, now ISRO scientist: Meerut youth who studied on YouTube without costly coaching will help power India’s space programmeMissing JEE Advanced by a mere two marks didn't deter Meerut's Sanket Kumar. He self-studied, aced the exam the following year, and joined ...
Stealth, skies and sovereignty: India's fighter jet plan takes offThe Defence Ministry has issued tenders for India’s indigenous fifth-generation Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) programme to three p...
In 1903, the Wright brothers studied bird wings and bicycle mechanics, and helped launch modern aviationThe Wright brothers achieved the first powered flight in 1903. Their success stemmed from a unique focus on aircraft stability and control....
MPG killer: The one thing sitting on your car that's quietly emptying your tankThat unused roof rack is silently draining your wallet, costing you significant money on fuel. Tests reveal removing factory crossbars can ...
Why pop-up headlights are still the most iconic design feature in car cultureHidden headlights, once a symbol of automotive flair, are making a nostalgic comeback in car culture. These 'pop-up' lights, popular in the...
The Long Drive: 14 decades of the automobile that changed how we travelFourteen decades, countless journeys and one invention that changed humanity. Atul Bandekar takes us on a ride through the story of the aut...
The Quietest Supersonic Jet Ever Built Might Fail for a Surprisingly Ordinary ReasonNASA's X-59 QueSST aircraft is set to revolutionize supersonic travel by replacing loud sonic booms with a quiet thump. Engineers are focus...
Need to invest money in creating aerodynamic test facilities in India: ISRO chairmanISRO Chairman S Somanath highlighted the need for substantial investment in aerodynamic testing facilities in India. He noted that while co...
IAF tests indigenously developed Military Combat Parachute SystemA test jumper of the Indian Air Force, during his jump, carried out an intentional detachment of the main parachute and let the reserve par...
ISRO successfully demonstrates Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator technologyThe IAD was initially folded and kept inside the payload bay of the rocket. At around 84 km altitude, the IAD was inflated and it descended...
Akash-NG missile successfully launched, achieves 'textbook precision', says DRDOAkash-NG is a new generation Surface to Air Missile meant for use by Indian Air Force with an aim of intercepting high maneuvering aerial t...
India test-fires hypersonic technology demonstrator vehicle; joins select groupThe HSTDV, based on hypersonic propulsion technologies and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), will help...
Formula One introduces new sliding scale for aero testing that could make racing in 2021 more exciting, unpredictableThe new regulation will level the playing field for a lot of the smaller teams.
India test-fires Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air MissileThe state-of-the-art missile has been developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the India Army.
China tests three hypersonic missiles at one goThe tests of three scaled-down models of "wide-speed-range vehicles", which can fly at from hypersonic velocity to lower than the speed of ...
ISRO commissions two major facilities at VSSCA few critical technologies, which are under embargo, have been jointly developed by ISRO and industries for realisation of these facilitie...
NASA tests aircraft with shape shifting wingsA variable geometry airfoil system was developed that can be retrofitted to existing airplane wings or integrated into brand new airframes.
Solar plane to take off next April'Solarimplse,' a solar plane, dubbed a revolutionary project in the field of aviation, will have its first test flight April next year in S...