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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.

Newswise:Video Embedded drones-fly-low-and-slow-for-radiation-detection
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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.

Newswise: How to Land on a Planet Safely
21-Apr-2023 2:50 PM EDT
How to Land on a Planet Safely
American Institute of Physics (AIP)

In Physics of Fluids, researchers develop a model to describe the interaction between a rocket plume and the surface of a planetary body in near-vacuum conditions. The computational framework takes in information about the rocket, its engines, and the surface composition and topography, as well as the atmospheric conditions and gravitational forces at the landing site, and the results can be used to evaluate the safety and feasibility of a proposed landing site and to optimize the design of spacecraft and rocket engines for planetary landings.

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Released: 21-Apr-2023 3:10 PM EDT
TRANSCRIPT AND VIDEO AVAILABLE Live Event for April 21: Sleeping pill reduces levels of Alzheimer’s proteins
Newswise

Researcher will discuss the study which involved a sleeping aid known as suvorexant that is already approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for insomnia, hints at the potential of sleep medications to slow or stop the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.

       
Released: 19-Apr-2023 5:15 PM EDT
Scientists reviewed the research and development of Tianzhou cargo spacecraft
Beijing Institute of Technology

Cargo spacecraft is robotic spacecraft designed to support space station operation by transporting food, propellant and other supplies. Tianzhou cargo spacecraft (The abbreviation is TZ) is a Chinese automated cargo spacecraft developed by the China Academy of Space Technology, as part of China's manned space Station program.

Newswise: The Flightpath from a Groundbreaking Catalyst to Jets that Soar on Renewable Fuel from Waste
Released: 4-Apr-2023 2:35 PM EDT
The Flightpath from a Groundbreaking Catalyst to Jets that Soar on Renewable Fuel from Waste
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

PNNL-developed catalytic process and catalyst to upgrade ethanol to sustainable aviation fuel wins American Chemical Society award.

Newswise: Prepare for Landing: Making Airports More Efficient
22-Mar-2023 11:00 PM EDT
Prepare for Landing: Making Airports More Efficient
American Institute of Physics (AIP)

In Chaos, a team of scientists from Spain and Argentina present an original oscillating short-term memory model to study the dynamics of landing events at 10 major European airports. The model can estimate how landing volumes will influence those in consecutive hours – a critical ability given airport capacity constraints and external events that cause landing delays. Altogether, the model demonstrates that statistical analyses of hourly plane landing volumes can yield valuable insights into airport operations.

Released: 13-Mar-2023 5:20 PM EDT
Students Reach for the Sky to Launch High-Altitude Balloon Platform
California State University, Fullerton

A team of future engineers and computer scientists is working toward getting a high-altitude balloon and capsule 150,000 feet, or 28 miles high, off the ground to provide an affordable launch service for scientific experiments in microgravity environments.

Newswise: Argonne drops data on the question of efficient drone use for e-commerce deliveries
Released: 1-Mar-2023 11:05 AM EST
Argonne drops data on the question of efficient drone use for e-commerce deliveries
Argonne National Laboratory

New models developed by Argonne can help industry discover the energy impact of drone delivery for e-commerce goods. A new study focuses on drone energy consumption compared to using conventional diesel trucks and battery-operated electric vehicles.

Released: 27-Feb-2023 10:35 AM EST
Hackers could try to take over a military aircraft; can a cyber shuffle stop them?
Sandia National Laboratories

A cybersecurity technique that shuffles network addresses like a blackjack dealer shuffles playing cards could effectively befuddle hackers gambling for control of a military jet, commercial airliner or spacecraft, according to new research.

Newswise: Aerospace engineering student Amber Porteous named Brooke Owens Fellow
Released: 24-Feb-2023 5:50 PM EST
Aerospace engineering student Amber Porteous named Brooke Owens Fellow
University of Alabama Huntsville

Amber Porteous, an aerospace engineering senior from Mobile, Ala., slated to graduate in May, has been selected to receive the Brooke Owens Fellowship. The student is the second Brooke Owens Fellow from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, in the past two years, joining 2022 Fellow Megan Jordan.

Newswise: Weather balloons and UFOs: FSU professor offers historical perspective on aerial surveillance
Released: 15-Feb-2023 12:50 PM EST
Weather balloons and UFOs: FSU professor offers historical perspective on aerial surveillance
Florida State University

By: Bill Wellock | Published: February 15, 2023 | 12:03 pm | SHARE: The recent incursion of a Chinese spy balloon and other flying objects into American airspace evoked memories of aerial reconnaissance missions from the Cold War era. After a U.S. Air Force fighter downed the balloon, officials sent its antenna array to a Federal Bureau of Investigation lab.

Newswise: Complex subsurface of Mars imaged by Chinese rover Zhurong
Released: 14-Feb-2023 4:40 PM EST
Complex subsurface of Mars imaged by Chinese rover Zhurong
Geological Society of America (GSA)

Ground-penetrating radar from China’s Martian rover Zhurong reveals shallow impact craters and other geologic structures in the top five meters of the red planet’s surface.

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8-Feb-2023 3:05 PM EST
The Roar and Crackle of Artemis 1
American Institute of Physics (AIP)

When the Artemis 1 mission was launched in November, it became the world’s most powerful rocket, and with liftoff came a loud roar heard miles away. In JASA Express Letters, researchers report noise measurements during the launch at different locations around Kennedy Space Center. The data collected can be used to validate existing noise prediction models, which are needed to protect equipment as well as the surrounding environment and community. These data will be useful as more powerful lift vehicles are developed.

Released: 6-Feb-2023 11:05 AM EST
UC Irvine Earth system scientists plot pathways for climate-conscious air travel
University of California, Irvine

With its high-carbon footprint, air travel challenges the goal set by many countries of stabilizing global mean temperature by the middle of the 21st century. The aviation sector could achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 through a combination of technology and a change in habits, but it’s not going to be easy, according to Earth system scientists at the University of California, Irvine.

23-Jan-2023 12:40 PM EST
Comparing airfares instead of seat size fairer indicator of passenger carbon emissions
University College London

Allocating passenger aircraft emissions using airfares rather than travel class would give a more accurate idea of individual contributions, finds a study led by UCL.

   
Newswise: Tokamak Experiments Provide Unique Data for Validating Spacecraft Heat Shield Ablation Models
Released: 12-Jan-2023 4:45 PM EST
Tokamak Experiments Provide Unique Data for Validating Spacecraft Heat Shield Ablation Models
Department of Energy, Office of Science

When a spacecraft enters a thick atmosphere at a high velocity, it rapidly compresses the gas in front of it, creating a hot, dense plasma. To protect against damage, spacecraft are typically covered by a heat shield material. Scientists for the first time used a tokamak to study what happens to these materials in a hot plasma. The research creates a path to improving heat shield materials for future planetary exploration.

Newswise: The Latest From The American Astronomical Society Meeting And Other Space News
9-Jan-2023 4:20 PM EST
The Latest From The American Astronomical Society Meeting And Other Space News
Newswise

Below are some of the latest articles that have been added to the Space and Astronomy channel on Newswise, a free source for journalists.

Released: 10-Jan-2023 1:35 PM EST
Children near airports may be exposed to dangerous levels of lead
Oxford University Press

A new paper in PNAS Nexus, published by Oxford University Press, finds that children living near one California airport have higher lead levels in their blood.

Released: 9-Jan-2023 12:40 PM EST
Jet engine lubrication oils are a major source of ultrafine particles
Goethe University Frankfurt

Ultrafine particles form during combustion processes, for example when wood or biomass is burned, as well as in power and industrial plants.

Released: 29-Dec-2022 1:35 PM EST
Southwest Airlines network resembles “a house of cards” says UB operations expert
University at Buffalo

Natalie Simpson, PhD, is professor and chair of the Department of Operations Management and Strategy in the School of Management at the University at Buffalo..

Newswise: Model analysis of atmospheric observations reveals methane leakage in North China
Released: 22-Dec-2022 7:10 PM EST
Model analysis of atmospheric observations reveals methane leakage in North China
National Institute for Environmental Studies

Natural gas is a relatively clean burning fossil fuel, that causes less air pollution than coal and is widely used in the world.

Newswise: Supersonic Travel, Without the Sonic Boom #ASA183
29-Nov-2022 3:40 PM EST
Supersonic Travel, Without the Sonic Boom #ASA183
American Institute of Physics (AIP)

At the 183rd ASA Meeting, Gautam Shah will discuss plans to test a supersonic aircraft with technology to alter how supersonic shock waves behave and reduce sonic booms. NASA will conduct a series of flights over various communities across the U.S., and Shah and his team will measure the sound of the aircraft and conduct public surveys to understand the public response to different noise levels. By providing this information to regulatory agencies, the group hopes to inform an overland supersonic sound standard.

Released: 2-Dec-2022 6:00 AM EST
The TuFF Age
University of Delaware

TuFF — Tailored Universal Feedstock for Forming — is a strong, highly aligned, short-fiber composite material that can be made from many fiber and resin combinations. Created at the University of Delaware’s Center for Composite Materials (CCM), it can be stamped into complex shapes, just like sheet metal, and features high-performance and stretchability up to 40%.

Newswise: Cosmic radiation detection takes front seat during NASA’s Artemis I space mission
Released: 10-Nov-2022 2:05 PM EST
Cosmic radiation detection takes front seat during NASA’s Artemis I space mission
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

When it blasts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Artemis I will carry two anthropomorphic mannequins strapped into its crew module. The mannequins are part of a project aided by a team of Duke University bioengineers with support from NIBIB.

Newswise: How Scientist Designed a System for Pose Determination of Spacecraft Using Time-of-Flight Sensors
Released: 2-Nov-2022 7:00 PM EDT
How Scientist Designed a System for Pose Determination of Spacecraft Using Time-of-Flight Sensors
Beijing Institute of Technology

Spacecraft pose determination is aimed at acquiring the relative pose of the active spacecraft like nanosatellites to the target.

Released: 25-Oct-2022 2:05 PM EDT
$2 Million FAA Grant Supports Study of Sustainable Aviation Fuels at Missouri S&T
Missouri University of Science and Technology

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently awarded a $2.05 million grant to a Missouri S&T researcher to study how different types of sustainable aviation fuels could reduce greenhouse gas emissions from airplanes.Dr. Philip Whitefield, Curators’ Distinguished Professor emeritus of chemistry at Missouri S&T, received the funding through the FAA’s Aviation Sustainability Center (ASCENT), which is part of the FAA’s Air Transportation Center of Excellence for Alterative Jet Fuels and Environment.

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Released: 17-Oct-2022 1:50 PM EDT
New Research Will Study Mysterious Effects of Gigantic Jet Lightning
Georgia Institute of Technology

A research team at the Georgia Institute of Technology has received funding that may help unlock the secrets of gigantic jets, lightning bursts that travel up from storm clouds and into the ionosphere. The gigantic jets could affect the operation of satellites in low earth orbit.

Newswise: Nuclear thermal propulsion research by UAH’s Saroj Kumar earns international award
Released: 6-Oct-2022 11:25 AM EDT
Nuclear thermal propulsion research by UAH’s Saroj Kumar earns international award
University of Alabama Huntsville

The awards just keep coming for the nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) research being done at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) by Saroj Kumar. Kumar was one of just five total winners globally in the International Astronautical Federation’s 73rd International Astronautical Congress IP Competition.

Newswise:Video Embedded less-noise-and-better-fuel-efficiency-during-approach
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Released: 6-Oct-2022 4:05 AM EDT
Less noise and better fuel efficiency during approach
Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology

The DYNCAT project, in which Empa researchers are working with partners in Switzerland, Germany and France, is aiming at approaches of passenger jets that cause less noise and CO2 emissions – thanks to intelligent assistance systems for the pilots.

Newswise: Send in the Drones
Released: 19-Sep-2022 11:05 AM EDT
Send in the Drones
Idaho National Laboratory (INL)

The Department of Energy complex has noted INL’s strength in testing unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs (better known as drones). Over 20 years, the lab has developed capabilities to test new platforms and evaluate technology not only for DOE but also the Department of Defense and private industry. With 890 square miles of open high-altitude desert, a secure border, and a sophisticated wireless test bed, the INL Site has proven to be a great place for testing unmanned aerial vehicles against real-world conditions like severe weather, temperature swings and day/night operations.

Newswise: FAA grant supports UAH work to better coordinate drones during disaster responses
Released: 6-Sep-2022 10:05 AM EDT
FAA grant supports UAH work to better coordinate drones during disaster responses
University of Alabama Huntsville

Efforts to better coordinate drone responses to natural and human-made disasters have landed The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) a three-year, $828,070 grant, the second-largest in a group recently awarded by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Newswise: Degree Programs Offer a Flight Plan for COVID-19 Air Travel Recovery
Released: 25-Aug-2022 5:05 PM EDT
Degree Programs Offer a Flight Plan for COVID-19 Air Travel Recovery
Arizona State University (ASU)

To meet the after-COVID demands for trained industry professionals, ASU’s robust roster of aeronautics degree programs is sending its grads into the airline industry as pilots, airfield operations specialists, airline dispatchers, flight staffing planners and air traffic controllers.

   
Newswise: Hareport hazard - researchers identify most dangerous times for hares on Dublin Airport’s runway
Released: 10-Aug-2022 1:45 PM EDT
Hareport hazard - researchers identify most dangerous times for hares on Dublin Airport’s runway
University College Cork

Researchers use motion-activated cameras to document when hares are most likely to be struck by aircraft at Dublin Airport

Released: 8-Aug-2022 1:00 PM EDT
New wind sensor uses smart materials to improve drone performance
Ohio State University

Engineers have designed and successfully tested a more efficient wind sensor for use on drones, balloons and other autonomous aircraft.These wind sensors – called anemometers – are used to monitor wind speed and direction. As demand for autonomous aircraft increases, better wind sensors are needed to make it easier for these vehicles to both sense weather changes and perform safer take-offs and landings, according to researchers.

Released: 4-Aug-2022 9:40 AM EDT
ابتكارات مايو كلينك: بحثٌ في طليعة الطيران الأمريكي في وقت انتصار الحرب العالمية الثانية
Mayo Clinic

إذا كنتم قد شاهدتم فيلم "توب غان: مافريك"، فقد رأيتم صورةً خياليةً لطيارين حربيين يقومون بمناورات جوية مذهلة في ظروف صعبة جداً تتحدّى قوة الجاذبية. لذلك، نشارككم الدور الذي لعبته مايو كلينك في مساعدة الطيارين الأمريكيين على الوصول إلى تلك الارتفاعات في الحرب العالمية الثانية.

Released: 3-Aug-2022 4:05 PM EDT
Como a Mayo Clinic ajudou a aviação dos EUA a vencer a Segunda Guerra Mundial
Mayo Clinic

Se você assistiu a "Top Gun: Maverick", você viu uma representação fictícia de pilotos de caça realizando manobras aéreas incríveis com elevadas forças G, a força da gravidade. Aqui está a história sobre o papel que a Mayo Clinic teve ao ajudar os pilotos dos EUA a alcançar as alturas na Segunda Guerra Mundial.

Released: 3-Aug-2022 4:05 PM EDT
Innovaciones y estudios de Mayo Clinic en el primer plano de la aviación estadounidense en la victoria de la Segunda Guerra Mundial
Mayo Clinic

Si vio «Top Gun: Maverick», sabrá que es una película de ficción en la que los pilotos de combate realizan maniobras aéreas increíbles con elevadas fuerzas g, o la fuerza de la gravedad. A continuación, relatamos el papel que Mayo Clinic desempeñó para que los pilotos estadounidenses alcanzaran esas altitudes durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial.

Newswise: Pandemic has put long-haul pilots in a stressful tailspin
Released: 2-Aug-2022 9:05 PM EDT
Pandemic has put long-haul pilots in a stressful tailspin
University of South Australia

Stress levels among commercial airline pilots have skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic, putting their mental health at risk, according to a new study by the University of South Australia.

   
Released: 2-Aug-2022 2:05 PM EDT
Wildfires are intensifying around the world. Here are the latest headlines in wildfires research for media
Newswise

California’s McKinney Fire grew to become the state’s largest fire so far this year. The risk of wildfire is rising globally due to climate change. Below are some of the latest articles that have been added to the Wildfires channel on Newswise.

       


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