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Newswise: Unmanned Aerial Systems Propel Atmospheric Science Forward
Released: 4-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EST
Unmanned Aerial Systems Propel Atmospheric Science Forward
Department of Energy, Office of Science

High in the sky over an Alaskan tundra, a small aircraft ran the same pattern over and over again. It swooped through clouds and flew down close to the ground. But there were no people experiencing the flight from inside the plane – it was an unmanned aerial system (UAS). UASs are aircraft that people can operate remotely from the ground. Building on years of testing, researchers working with the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Department of Energy Office of Science user facility are now gaining access to these helpful tools.

Newswise: NASA uses ORNL supercomputers to plan smooth landing on Mars
Released: 29-Feb-2024 5:05 PM EST
NASA uses ORNL supercomputers to plan smooth landing on Mars
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Since 2019, a team of NASA scientists and their partners have been using NASA’s FUN3D software on supercomputers located at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility, or OLCF, to conduct computational fluid dynamics, or CFD, simulations of a human-scale Mars lander. The team’s ongoing research project is a first step in determining how to safely land a vehicle with humans onboard onto the surface of Mars.

Newswise: Reproducing the Moon's Surface Environment on Earth
Released: 27-Feb-2024 8:00 AM EST
Reproducing the Moon's Surface Environment on Earth
National Research Council of Science and Technology

The Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) successfully implemented an electrostatic environment that simulates the Moon's surface conditions, not in space but on Earth. The researchers also assessed its performance and effectiveness.

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20-Feb-2024 4:05 AM EST
New realistic computer model will help robots collect Moon dust
University of Bristol

A new computer model mimics Moon dust so well that it could lead to smoother and safer Lunar robot teleoperations.

Newswise: SwRI scientists find evidence of geothermal activity within icy dwarf planets
Released: 15-Feb-2024 8:05 PM EST
SwRI scientists find evidence of geothermal activity within icy dwarf planets
Southwest Research Institute

A team co-led by Southwest Research Institute found evidence for hydrothermal or metamorphic activity within the icy dwarf planets Eris and Makemake, located in the Kuiper Belt.

Newswise: SETI institute employs SETI ellipsoid technique for searching for signals from distant civilizations
Released: 12-Feb-2024 9:05 PM EST
SETI institute employs SETI ellipsoid technique for searching for signals from distant civilizations
SETI Institute

In a paper published in the Astronomical Journal, a team of researchers from the SETI Institute, Berkeley SETI Research Center and the University of Washington reported an exciting development for the field of astrophysics and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI), using observations from the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission to monitor the SETI Ellipsoid, a method for identifying potential signals from advanced civilizations in the cosmos.

Released: 8-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
Why studying astronauts’ microbiomes is crucial to ensure deep space mission success
Frontiers

Space exploration is a complex and risky mission that requires careful preparation and a thorough understanding of the challenges inherent to life in space

Newswise: Aerosol Jet Printing Revolutionizes Microfluidic Device Fabrication
Released: 1-Feb-2024 8:05 AM EST
Aerosol Jet Printing Revolutionizes Microfluidic Device Fabrication
Chinese Academy of Sciences

SAW technologies, known for their high precision and rapid actuation, are essential to microfluidics and affect a broad spectrum of research areas.

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Released: 31-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
Podcast: Down to Business Episode 101 – Robert Isom, CEO of American Airlines
University of Michigan Ross School of Business

On this inaugural episode of the Down to Business podcast, host Sharon F. Matusik, Edward J. Frey Dean of the Ross School of Business, is joined by Robert Isom, MBA ’91, to discuss his path to Michigan Ross, his career as a Ross MBA, his journey to becoming CEO and president of American Airlines, and his advice for current and prospective Ross students who are interested in leadership careers.

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Released: 25-Jan-2024 3:05 PM EST
Sandia and UNM collaborate to build more efficient rocket
Sandia National Laboratories

Sal Rodriguez, a nuclear engineer at Sandia National Laboratories, is forging a rocket revolution with the help of the University of New Mexico and student Graham Monroe.

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Released: 25-Jan-2024 8:05 AM EST
Virtual noise assessment for passenger jet of the future
Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology

Instead of tubular commercial aircraft, other designs could be used in the future: Jets with a blended wing body would fly more efficiently and make less noise – but how would the noise emissions from these new types of aircraft affect people? Empa researchers have investigated this in their acoustics lab.

Newswise: Uncovering the secrets behind the silent flight of owls
Released: 23-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
Uncovering the secrets behind the silent flight of owls
Chiba University

Owls are fascinating creatures that can fly silently through some of the quietest places. Their wings make no noise while flying, enabling them to accurately locate their prey using their exceptional hearing ability while remaining undetected. This unique ability depends on many factors and has long been a hot research subject.

Newswise: Major climate benefits with electric aircraft
Released: 23-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
Major climate benefits with electric aircraft
Chalmers University of Technology

The team examined a commercially available battery-electric aircraft with two seats, the “Pipistrel Alpha Electro”, in the life cycle assessment.

Newswise: RUDN mathematicians speed up the Internet of Things using fog
Released: 16-Jan-2024 4:05 AM EST
RUDN mathematicians speed up the Internet of Things using fog
Scientific Project Lomonosov

RUDN University mathematicians have proposed a new scheme for the Internet of Things network. It uses flying drones that process data instead of cloud data centers. It speeds up the network.

Newswise: RUDN mathematician taught drones to use battery optimally
Released: 16-Jan-2024 4:05 AM EST
RUDN mathematician taught drones to use battery optimally
Scientific Project Lomonosov

A RUDN University mathematician with colleagues from Egypt, China, Saudi Arabia, and Uzbekistan proposed a stable and fast approach for optimal resource allocation in a wireless network on drones. This will allow for economical use of battery power on drones while ensuring maximum network throughput.

Newswise: Rallying for a Better Badminton Birdie
5-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
Rallying for a Better Badminton Birdie
American Institute of Physics (AIP)

Shuttlecocks, also known as birdies or birds, are traditionally made from duck feathers, but nylon shuttlecocks have become more widely used because of their superior durability. Their flight behavior, however, is far different from that of traditional feather birdies. In Physics of Fluids, scientists in India explored the aerodynamic performance of nylon shuttlecocks at various flight speeds. Through computational analyses based on two-way fluid-structure interactions, the team coupled equations governing air flow with equations determining skirt deformation of a shuttlecock in flight.

Released: 20-Dec-2023 3:05 PM EST
Working with Big Data requires a lot of power! The latest research and features on Supercomputing
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With the rise in machine learning applications and artificial intelligence, it's no wonder that more and more scientists and researchers are turning to supercomputers. Supercomputers are commonly used for making predictions with advanced modeling and simulations. This can be applied to climate research, weather forecasting, genomic sequencing, space exploration, aviation engineering and more.

       
Released: 29-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
Workplace culture is very different these days. Find out how different by exploring the "In the Workplace" channel
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The latest articles on occupational medicine, workplace culture, and the labor market are in the "In the Workplace" channel on Newswise.

       
Released: 28-Nov-2023 2:05 PM EST
Commitments needed to solve aviation’s impact on our climate, says new research
University of Reading

Concerted efforts and commitments are needed to solve the complex trade-offs involved in reducing the impact of aviation on the climate, according to new research.

Released: 21-Nov-2023 12:30 PM EST
Argonne and Waubonsee Community College partner on sustainable aviation fuels case studies
Argonne National Laboratory

Sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) are making news as a way to potentially reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from the aviation industry. Now, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has teamed up with DOE’s Idaho National Laboratory on a new project funded by DOE’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) called BRIDGES: the Bioenergy Research & Education Bridge.

Released: 15-Nov-2023 11:20 AM EST
From Farm to Newsroom: The Latest Research and Features on Agriculture
Newswise

The world’s total population is expected to reach 9.9 billion by 2050. This rapid increase in population is boosting the demand for agriculture to cater for the increased demand. Below are some of the latest research and features on agriculture and farming in the Agriculture channel on Newswise.

Newswise: Beyond Bennu: How OSIRIS-REx is helping scientists study the sonic signature of meteoroids
21-Sep-2023 5:00 PM EDT
Beyond Bennu: How OSIRIS-REx is helping scientists study the sonic signature of meteoroids
Sandia National Laboratories

Researchers from Sandia National Laboratories are partnering with other labs and agencies on a campaign to record and characterize the infrasound and seismic waves generated by NASA's OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule as it moves through Earth’s atmosphere at hypersonic speed, about 26,000 miles per hour.

Newswise: University of South Florida scientist: Barnacles may help reveal location of lost Malaysia Airlines flight MH370
Released: 23-Aug-2023 2:00 PM EDT
University of South Florida scientist: Barnacles may help reveal location of lost Malaysia Airlines flight MH370
University of South Florida

A University of South Florida geoscientist led an international team of researchers to create a new method that can reconstruct the drift path and origin of debris from flight MH370.

Newswise: UTEP to Boost Training of Next-Gen Engineers with $5.3M Grant
Released: 18-Aug-2023 7:05 PM EDT
UTEP to Boost Training of Next-Gen Engineers with $5.3M Grant
University of Texas at El Paso

The University of Texas at El Paso is scaling up its role in preparing the next generation of engineers for U.S. aerospace and defense manufacturing sectors. The effort is supported by a new $5,300,000 grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory.

Released: 18-Aug-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Explore the avian world. Read the latest research on Birds here.
Newswise

The discovery that birds evolved from small carnivorous dinosaurs of the Late Jurassic was made possible by recently discovered fossils of theropods such as Tyrannosaurus rex and the smaller velociraptors. In a way, you could say that dinosaurs are still with us and seen tweeting from your own backyard! Below are the latest research headlines in the Birds channel on Newswise.

Newswise: UAH rotorcraft researchers take lead in developing international standard for drones operating over people
Released: 14-Aug-2023 12:30 PM EDT
UAH rotorcraft researchers take lead in developing international standard for drones operating over people
University of Alabama Huntsville

Researchers within The University of Alabama in Huntsville’s (UAH) Autonomous Aerospace Research (A2R) center, are leading the development of a standard for ASTM International—formerly the American Society for Testing and Materials—that will assist both the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and applicants in certifying small uncrewed aircraft for flight over people.

Newswise: Supercomputer used to simulate winds that cause clear air turbulence
Released: 12-Jul-2023 2:25 PM EDT
Supercomputer used to simulate winds that cause clear air turbulence
Nagoya University

A research group from Nagoya University has accurately simulated air turbulence occurring on clear days around Tokyo using Japan’s fastest supercomputer.

Released: 7-Jul-2023 3:45 PM EDT
Climate-neutral air travel: Is it possible?
Paul Scherrer Institute

Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI and ETH Zurich have performed calculations to work out how air traffic could become climate-neutral by 2050.

Released: 5-Jul-2023 3:45 PM EDT
Metamag Announces Breakthrough Solution for GPS Interference
Metamagnetics

Metamagnetics Inc. ("Metamag"), a leading provider of RF system solutions for the aerospace, defense and commercial communications industries, has announced its unique solution for addressing GPS interference in congested and contested environments.

Released: 26-Jun-2023 4:00 PM EDT
Headlines involving the fascinating (and perilous) world of oceanography and marine biology can be viewed on the Marine Science channel
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The recent tragic loss of the Titan submersible in the depths of the North Atlantic has brought the fascinating (and very dangerous) world of Oceanography and Marine Science to the forefront. Below are some recent stories that have been added to the Marine Science channel on Newswise, including expert commentary on the Titan submersible.

       
Released: 23-Jun-2023 4:55 PM EDT
City buildings could blow air taxi future off course
RMIT University

The air taxi market is almost ready for take off, with companies such as Boeing, Hyundai, Airbus and Toyota building fleets to have commuters flitting through the sky. Europe and the US have both drafted new rules to pave the way for air taxis to begin operations within the decade, with Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) to follow suit.

Newswise: Aviation turbulence strengthened as the world warmed — study
Released: 8-Jun-2023 12:55 PM EDT
Aviation turbulence strengthened as the world warmed — study
University of Reading

The skies aircraft fly through are bumpier today than four decades ago, scientists have found, after producing a new analysis showing that turbulence has increased as the climate changed.

Released: 31-May-2023 5:45 PM EDT
Researchers improved the catastrophic failure assessment of sealed cabin for ultra large manned spacecraft in M/OD environment
Beijing Institute of Technology

Hypervelocity impacts of Micrometeoroid and Orbital Debris (M/OD) seriously threaten the safety of manned spacecraft and astronauts in orbit. At present, M/OD above 10 cm, which can be monitored and predicted in advance, can usually be avoided by orbital maneuver.

Released: 30-May-2023 7:20 PM EDT
World leading health experts say aviation industry must act on cabin fumes as they launch new medical guidance
University of Stirling

A group of world leading health and scientific experts are calling on the aviation industry to take action to protect passengers and aircrew from dangerous cabin fumes which they say have led to a new emerging disease.

Newswise: Propellers are louder over ground, researchers find
22-May-2023 6:05 AM EDT
Propellers are louder over ground, researchers find
University of Bristol

The effects of the ground on propeller noise have been measured experimentally for the very first time by researchers in the Aeroacoustics research team at the University of Bristol.

Released: 23-May-2023 2:45 PM EDT
Privacy protection and other corporate accountability matters in the Business Ethics channel
Newswise

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, was fined a record 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) and ordered to stop transferring data collected from Facebook users in Europe to the United States. Find the latest research and expert commentary on privacy issues and controversial business practices in the Business Ethics channel.

Newswise: ETRI lays the groundwork for convenient and safe drone flight
Released: 22-May-2023 8:30 AM EDT
ETRI lays the groundwork for convenient and safe drone flight
National Research Council of Science and Technology

The Korea Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) announced that four contributions related to the ‘Unmanned Aircraft Area Network’ were established as international standards at the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) meeting in Vienna, Austria.

Released: 19-May-2023 3:50 PM EDT
Researchers develop sensors that operate at high temperatures and in extreme environments
University of Houston

Extreme environments in several critical industries – aerospace, energy, transportation and defense – require sensors to measure and monitor numerous factors under harsh conditions to ensure human safety and integrity of mechanical systems.

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Released: 18-May-2023 6:10 PM EDT
Drones Fly Low and Slow for Radiation Detection
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Unoccupied aerial vehicles, better known as drones, have rapidly advanced from a quirky, high-flying novelty to a versatile workhorse.

Newswise: Speedy composite manufacturing
Released: 3-May-2023 12:50 PM EDT
Speedy composite manufacturing
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

An Oak Ridge National Laboratory-developed advanced manufacturing technology, AMCM, was recently licensed by Orbital Composites and enables the rapid production of composite-based components, which could accelerate the decarbonization of vehicles, airplanes and drones.

   
Newswise: UAH team Charger Rocket Works competes in 2023 NASA Student Launch
Released: 27-Apr-2023 1:20 PM EDT
UAH team Charger Rocket Works competes in 2023 NASA Student Launch
University of Alabama Huntsville

A team consisting of mechanical and aerospace engineering majors at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) competed in the 2023 NASA Student Launch, hosted by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville. Supported by the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate and U.S. aerospace industry, the event is a NASA-conducted engineering design challenge that involves the design, documentation, fabrication and testing of a rocket and payload in support of a particular NASA mission.

Released: 26-Apr-2023 4:20 PM EDT
How solar-powered airships could make air travel climate-friendly
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Flying is the most damaging mode of transportation for our climate. At least, up until now. But work is already underway to investigate technical alternatives to conventional aircraft.

Newswise: Jerry Hendrix named Director of UAH Rotorcraft Systems Engineering and Simulation Center
Released: 25-Apr-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Jerry Hendrix named Director of UAH Rotorcraft Systems Engineering and Simulation Center
University of Alabama Huntsville

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) tapped Jerry Hendrix as the new UAH Rotorcraft Systems Engineering and Simulation Center (RSESC) Director to replace departing David Arterburn, who recently retired after serving the center as director since 2013. Hendrix brings a wealth of expertise to his new role, along with a wide-ranging familiarity of the needs and mission of the center, thanks to his previous position as director of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) programs for the same group over the past four years.



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