Latest Stories

INSIDER
Defense

Shrinking the Inside of an Explosion

Testing explosions is epic science. The most detailed studies of explosive charges have been conducted at national laboratories using a gun as big as a room to fire a flat bullet – the flyer plate,...

Feature Image

INSIDER
Sensors/Data Acquisition

Alternative Found for Nuclear Weapon Detection

One of the most critical issues the United States faces today is preventing terrorists from smuggling nuclear weapons into its ports. To this end, the U.S. Security and Accountability for...

Feature Image

INSIDER
RF & Microwave Electronics

Standing Still May Improve Antennas That Scan in All Directions

Antennas often need to trace circles in the sky. For example, radar arrays atop air-traffic control towers rotate to sweep signals in all directions. But spinning large...

Feature Image

INSIDER
Aerospace

NASA Shines Lasers on Future Aircraft Concept

As NASA aeronautics engineers prepare to develop a series of greener, quieter, faster X-planes, they are already testing concepts that could be candidates. One of those is a Boeing blended...

Feature Image

INSIDER
Aerospace

Existing Navigation Data Can Help Pilots Avoid Turbulence

Detecting turbulence remains the Achilles' heel of modern-day aviation. The reports submitted by pilots, subjective and often very inaccurate, are the least expensive and the most...

Feature Image

INSIDER
Nanotechnology

Morphing Nanotubes into Tougher Carbon for Aerospace

Rice University materials scientists are making nanodiamonds and other forms of carbon by smashing nanotubes against a target at high speeds. The process will enrich the knowledge of...

Feature Image

News
Defense

PPG Primes Second Location for New Aerospace E-Coat Pilot System

PPG opened a new coatings research center in Marly, France, in September 2016, the company’s second investment for an Aerocron e-coat primer installation. Like its first...

Feature Image