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INSIDER: Data Acquisition
NASA’s Earth resources aircraft, as well as multiple satellites, are providing critical data to aid various agencies responding to the wildfires damaging vast areas of southern California....
INSIDER: Aerospace
Researchers from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) successfully tested their Nomad flight vehicle off of USS Coronado (LCS 4) recently. This test demonstrated the Nomad’s upgraded...
INSIDER: Aerospace
Articles: Software
Additive Manufacturing (AM) is growing in importance as a fabrication process for the space industry, enabling weight and cost savings through optimized designs...
Articles: Aerospace
Conformal coatings protect electronic circuits from harsh environments via a chemical film that “conforms” to a circuit board’s topography. These coatings protect...
Articles: Electronics & Computers
The interconnected backbone of a MIL-STD-1553B vehicle depends on the electrical and mechanical reliability of the components, the design, and the installation. With the vast array of MIL-STD-1553B...
Articles: Software
Parker Steel Company (Maumee, OH) offers metric-sized metals suitable for applications where presized metric parts are needed....
Articles: Photonics/Optics
A single antenna can be used for both transmission and reception. To accomplish this, the transmission must be isolated from the reception. In Figure 1, a radio frequency...
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Recent advancements in composite production and processing are making thermoplastics a viable option in a wider array of aerospace applications.
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
South West Metal Finishing has been working on an additive manufacturing surface treatment process for the last three years and believes it could be the future choice of aircraft...
Articles: Aerospace
The newest crash test dummy in development is actually a blast test dummy. WIAMan (Warrior Injury Assessment Manikin) is a ground-breaking anthropomorphic test device (ATD) being developed by the U.S. Army. It’s the first...
Articles: Aerospace
Maintaining technological superiority remains critical for national defense forces. Many face informal adversaries that are adept at harnessing today’s sophisticated civilian technologies, like mobiles, M2M...
Briefs: Materials
Joining of composites can be a challenging issue. If adhesives are used, the joints are permanent and cannot be undone. If they need to be undone, inserts are often used and these inserts increase cost...
Briefs: Materials
In January 2015, the Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) began an effort to evaluate and develop top-coat...
Briefs: Aerospace
Conventional composite materials, in which a matrix material is reinforced by particulates, whiskers, and/or continuous fibers, have long been of interest as potential...
Briefs: Aerospace
Anthropomorphic test devices (ATDs) have been used in automotive safety...
Briefs: Materials
The protection of cathodic metallic materials used for aircraft components, like 4340, Aermet 100, and PH 13-8 corrosion-resistant steel, is critical...
INSIDER: Aerospace
The Army developed and tested networked acoustic emission sensors that can detect airframe damage on conceptual composite UH-60 Black Hawk rotorcraft. The sensing method can be used to reliably...
INSIDER: Aerospace
NASA scientists now have use of two agency-developed unmanned aerial systems that some say represent the future for drone aircraft. The drones purposely were designed for scientific...
INSIDER: Software
A Better Understanding of Space — Via Helicopter
An algorithm that helps engineers design better helicopters may help astronomers more precisely envision the formation of planets and galaxies. The new model understands how black holes, planets, and galaxies emerge from the vortex-rich environments of space. Researchers drew inspiration from a...
INSIDER: Imaging
NASA and Boeing are working together under a new Space Act Agreement to improve flight training and aviation safety using NASA’s synthetic vision technologies and Boeing’s 787 simulators. Synthetic...
INSIDER: Aerospace
In 2016, U.S. military and commercial flights together used more than 20 billion gallons of jet fuel. So how do we make air travel easier on the environment? University of Delaware researchers are working...
INSIDER: Materials
Researchers from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory have shown that early fatigue damage behavior in structures may be predicted through the study of the microscale...
INSIDER: Unmanned Systems
Engineers have revealed a new technology concept –Adaptable UAVs – which can alternate between fixed and rotary wing flight modes in the same mission. When in rotary wing mode, the UAVs can be launched and...
INSIDER: Aerospace
Digital Copilot is an intuitive technology that listens, talks—and to some extent—thinks like a human, offering enhanced air safety. It performs like a virtual copilot, helping to increase...
INSIDER: Motion Control
A researcher from Arizona State University wants to command machines with the human brain. In fact, within ten years, Panagiotis Artemiadis, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at...
INSIDER: Defense
An average flight from Miami to Seattle takes about six hours and 40 minutes, but imagine being able to reduce that time to 50 minutes or less. A recent study by NASA and Binghamton University...
INSIDER: Materials
Through NASA’s Convergent Aeronautics Solutions (CAS) Project, a team of engineers working within its Spanwise Adaptive Wing (SAW) project is investigating the feasibility of bending or shaping...
News: Aerospace
Who needs a keyboard, a mouse, or a joystick? A researcher from Arizona State University wants to command machines with the human brain.
Top Stories
INSIDER: Aerospace

Abort Motor for NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Successfully Tested
INSIDER: Defense

How AI And Supervised Autonomy Will Change Combat
INSIDER: Transportation

Scientists Work to Enhance Faster-Than-Sound Jet Engines
INSIDER: Energy

Airbus’ High-Voltage Battery Technology Prepares for Flight Test
INSIDER: Unmanned Systems

Autonomous Freight Aircraft Achieves Design/Development Milestones
INSIDER: Aerospace

Purdue Strengthens National Security Focus with New Propulsion Lab
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Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: Making Medical...
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Improve Speed and Accuracy of Electronic Component Inspection...
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Medical Device Biofilms: Slimy, Sticky, Stubborn, and Serious
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