Vehicles

Credit: Kiyomi Taguchi/University of Washington Space vehicles like SpaceX's Falcon 9 are designed to be reusable. But this means that, like Olympic gymnasts hoping for a gold medal, they have to stick their landings.…

New system employs a deep neural network to overcome the challenge of ground-effect turbulenceCredit: Caltech Landing multi-rotor drones smoothly is difficult. Complex turbulence is created by the airflow from each rotor bouncing off the…

Credit: © Sergey Gnuskov/NUST MISIS Aluminum is one of the most promising materials for aeronautics and automobile industry. Scientists from the National University of Science and Technology "MISIS" found a simple and efficient way of…

UD engineers develop a fuel cell system that helps environmentCredit: Photo by Evan Krape Someday, we all might drive zero-emission cars. To get there, engineers are working to develop renewable energy solutions, such as fuel cells, that…

Autonomous control system 'learns' to use simple maps and image data to navigate new, complex routes With aims of bringing more human-like reasoning to autonomous vehicles, MIT researchers have created a system that uses only simple maps…

HOT SHOT sounding rocket program picks up flight paceCredit: Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Sandia National Laboratories recently launched a bus into space. Not the kind with wheels that go round and round, but the kind…

Whether it is working on the computer or playing a card game with the kids - automated driving creates plenty of opportunities for activities while traveling by car. However, these cause discomfort and nausea in some people - a typical…

Researchers are building animal-inspired sensors into the shells of aircraft, carsCredit: Illustration by Taylor Callery WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- What if drones and self-driving cars had the tingling "spidey senses" of Spider-Man? They…

Credit: ©Sergey Gnuskov/NUST MISIS NUST MISIS scientists together with JSC "Shchelkovo Plant of Secondary Precious Metals" developed an innovative cascade method for purifying silver from spent batteries used in submarines and…

QUT road safety study investigates apps as practical way to stop deadly driving habit of texting & browsing Almost 70 per cent of drivers would be willing to install smartphone apps that block texting and browsing according to new…