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Earlier this year, RMIT engineers tested kestrel-inspired robots against turbulent winds in 2 studies. Today, their findings show that pairing wing and tail movements can boost lift and reduce instability in small aircraftInspired by the remarkable aerial skills of Australian falcons, scientists are developing innovative robotic designs for aircraft. These bi...- Inside Saudi Arabia's Jeddah Tower, the 1-km skyscraper set to replace Burj Khalifa as the world's tallestSaudi Arabia's Jeddah Tower has reached a significant construction milestone. The skyscraper is now over 430 meters tall and nearing comple...
- NASA hits major milestone for SpaceX Starship ahead of Artemis III Moon missionNASA has completed crucial wind tunnel tests on SpaceX's Super Heavy V3 booster. These tests provide vital aerodynamic data for future luna...
- 268 feet tall, 1,600 years old: Meet the second-largest tree in the world. Travellers can hike through towering giant sequoias to reach this natural marvelRising in California's Kings Canyon National Park, the General Grant Tree is the world's second-largest tree and is believed to be more tha...
- In the 1910s, engineers proposed cutting a canal from the Mediterranean into Egypt's Qattara Depression to flood a below-sea-level desert basin and generate endless hydropowerEgypt has cancelled its century-old Qattara Depression canal project this year. This plan aimed to generate hydroelectric power by flooding...
- 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...
- India now has 2.3 lakh startups, generated 25 lakh jobs: Union minister Jitendra SinghIndia's startup sector has created 25 lakh jobs in the last decade, becoming a major economic force. From just a few hundred startups in 20...
- 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....
- PM Modi likely to reveal names of pilots for Gaganyaan on Tuesday; inaugurate space projects worth Rs 1800 crore in KeralaPrime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) to inspect India’s first human spaceflight mission 'Gaganyaan'....
- PM Modi inaugurates space infrastructure projects of ISROPrime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated three major space infrastructure projects of ISRO during his visit to the Vikram Sarabhai Space Ce...
- China leading in hypersonic weapons: US defence officialsChina's hypersonic arsenal includes the DF-17, a medium-range ballistic missile with a hypersonic glide vehicle that has a range of 1,600 k...
- Would you choose becoming invisible to mosquitoes as your one superpower, if you had the chance?For the first time, scientists have used the gene-editing tool Crispr-Cas9 to render humans effectively invisible in the eyes of Aedes aegy...
- Rajnath Singh inaugurates India's first hypersonic wind tunnel test facilitySingh, who visited the Defence Research and Development Organisation's Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex here during his two-day visit to ...
- 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.
- HTT 40 Successfully Begins Spin TestingTwo test pilots undertook the first ever spin entry testing today around 1.30 pm. The stall testing was already completed and the project g...
- Spin trials to revive intermediate jet trainer programme soonHAL to validate upgrades on IJT in early 2017; designers to put aircraft through ‘fresh wind tunnel tests’ after design upgrade.
- 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...
- Owl-inspired coating for noiseless aircraftEarly wind tunnel tests of the coating have shown a substantial reduction in noise without any noticeable effect on aerodynamics, researche...
- DU students harness wind energy produced by Metro trainsA group of Delhi University students has discovered an innovative way of harnessing wind energy churned out by Metro trains to generate ele...
- Start not ideal but Force India will have a strong season: l Robert FernleyNotwithstanding the reliable run in Barcelona, Force India admitted that they have some catching up to do with their mid-field rivals.
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