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Released: 30-Aug-2018 4:35 PM EDT
DHS S&T Awards $3.5M to Improve X-Ray Detection Technology
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

The DHS Science and Technology Directorate has awarded a total of nearly $3.5 million in funding to three new R&D projects designed to improve the threat detection capabilities of current X-ray technologies for checked baggage systems.

   
Released: 22-Aug-2018 10:05 AM EDT
UAH wind tunnel will be used to study gas turbine hot section components
University of Alabama Huntsville

The wind tunnel at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) Johnson Research Center (JRC) will be used to provide data to research gas turbine hot section components at engine conditions.

Released: 21-Aug-2018 4:05 AM EDT
Fly High and Far with Asia’s First Fully Solar-Powered Quadcopter Drone Created by NUS Students
National University of Singapore (NUS)

A team from the National University of Singapore Faculty of Engineering has developed Asia’s first fully solar-powered quadcopter drone. The aircraft has flown above 10 metres in test flights and achieved controllable flight without the use of batteries.

Released: 27-Jul-2018 1:05 PM EDT
Snapshot: S&T Tests Face and Iris Recognition Systems during Biometric Technology Rally
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T's first Biometric Technology Rally, held in March at S&T’s Maryland Test Facility (MdTF), aimed to eliminate these obstacles by testing face and face/iris recognition systems. The MdTF designed a standard security checkpoint process to test the ability of biometric identity systems to acquire and match images from a diverse volunteer population within a realistic time constraint.

18-Jul-2018 12:05 PM EDT
Aeronautical Engineering Students Share First Place in AIAA Paper Competition
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

Two aeronautical engineering students at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute shared first place in the 2018 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Multidisciplinary Design Optimization student paper competition.

   
Released: 17-Jul-2018 2:05 PM EDT
Representing with Flying Colors
University of North Dakota

Her name is “Evelyn,” and she’ll be screaming across the Texas sky today representing UND on the first leg of the annual 2,400-mile Air Race Classic.

   
Released: 17-Jul-2018 10:05 AM EDT
NSF Grant Will Help Fund Engineering Professor’s Research of Bio-Inspired Micro-Air Vehicles
University of Alabama Huntsville

"Dynamics and Control of Long Range Micro Air Vehicles Inspired by Monarch Butterflies" receives NSF grant.

Released: 12-Jul-2018 12:05 PM EDT
VIP Neurons Hold Master Key to Jet Lag Response
Washington University in St. Louis

Travel by airplane has opened the door to experiencing different cultures and exploring natural wonders. That is, if you can get past the jet lag. But what if you could take control of the brain's daily timing system? Biologists at Washington University in St. Louis unlocked a cure for jet lag in mice by activating a small subset of the neurons involved in setting daily rhythms, as reported in a July 12 advance online publication of Neuron.

   
Released: 6-Jul-2018 5:05 AM EDT
NUS builds new 3D printing capabilities, paving the way for construction innovations
National University of Singapore (NUS)

The Centre for Additive Manufacturing (AM.NUS) at the National University of Singapore today announced the launch of the AM.NUS Construction 3D Printing Programme to accelerate the adoption of 3D printing building technology in the construction industry.

Released: 5-Jul-2018 4:45 PM EDT
Penn State Aerospace Engineer Honored by International Astronautical Federation
Penn State College of Engineering

David B. Spencer, professor of aerospace engineering at Penn State, has been named the recipient of the 2018 International Astronautical Federation Frank J. Malina Astronautics Medal.

Released: 2-Jul-2018 4:05 PM EDT
Documenting 75 years at Hill Air Force Base
University of Utah

In time for the nation’s 242nd birthday, the University of Utah’s J. Willard Marriott Library is celebrating an exciting new addition to Utah Digital Newspapers — the complete run of Hill Air Force Base’s Hilltop Times. More than 61,000 pages of the Hill Air Force Base newspapers, covering the period 1943 to 2006, have been digitized by the library’s Digital Library Services Department and are available to the public.

Released: 26-Jun-2018 5:05 PM EDT
Computer Modeling Helps Keep Aviation Electronics Cool
South Dakota State University

Testing complex heat sink fin configurations, such as rectangular and hexagonal pins, zigzag and arc plates and short plates, as well as pin-and-plate combinations can be done through computational fluid dynamics modeling.

Released: 22-Jun-2018 3:05 PM EDT
DHS S&T is at the Cutting Edge of sUAS Capability
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

Throughout 2018, S&T will be selecting commercially available sensors and will demonstrate them at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. After S&T has established the requirements, vendors will each be given a week to demonstrate their tools, to representatives from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), who provide feedback.

Released: 14-Jun-2018 3:40 PM EDT
Penn State's Blue Sparrow Team Named Phase I Winner of Gofly Prize
Penn State College of Engineering

A team of Penn State Aerospace Engineering faculty and students is one step closer to making electric-powered human flight a reality after winning a Phase I award for the GoFly Prize, a worldwide competition to build the world’s first personal flying device for anyone, anywhere.

Released: 11-Jun-2018 3:05 PM EDT
PNNL Technology Clears Way for Ethanol-Derived Jet Fuel
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

News Release RICHLAND, Wash. — ASTM International recently revised ASTM D7566 Annex A5 — the Standard Specification for Aviation Turbine Fuel Containing Synthesized Hydrocarbons — to add ethanol as an approved feedstock for producing alcohol-to-jet synthetic paraffinic kerosene (ATJ-SPK). The revision of ASTM D7566 Annex A5 clears the way for increased adoption of sustainable aviation fuels because ethanol feedstocks can be made from so many different low-cost sources.

Released: 6-Jun-2018 8:05 PM EDT
Aircraft Microbiome Much Like That of Homes and Offices, Study Finds
Georgia Institute of Technology

What does flying in a commercial airliner have in common with working at the office or relaxing at home? According to a new study, the answer is the microbiome – the community of bacteria found in homes, offices and aircraft cabins.

30-May-2018 8:05 AM EDT
Professor Emily Liu Receives ELATE at Drexel Fellowship
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

Li (Emily) Liu, associate professor of nuclear engineering and engineering physics in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has been named a fellow of the Executive Leadership in Academic Technology and Engineering program—ELATE at Drexel—a professional development program for women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields.

Released: 22-May-2018 10:05 AM EDT
Researchers Receive Funding From the Alpha Foundation to Study Mine Safety and Health
West Virginia University

A pair of research teams from West Virginia University have received close to $500,000 in funding from the Alpha Foundation for the Improvement of Mine Safety and Health.

   
Released: 15-May-2018 12:05 PM EDT
Cornell, Italy Partnership Shifts Vehicle Intelligence Into High Gear
Cornell University

Cornell University has teamed with the University of Bologna to establish the Cornell-Bologna Center for Vehicle Intelligence, a partnership that merges world-class research with some of the world’s most powerful and elegant automobiles.

Released: 8-May-2018 2:05 PM EDT
DHS S&T Selects Boise Startup Intelleuron to Develop Intelligent SUAS for Border Patrol Mission
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T today announced a $199,977 award to Intelleuron, LLC to design, develop and test intelligent reconnaissance technology for small Unmanned Aircraft Systems in support of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection mission.

Released: 2-May-2018 6:05 PM EDT
S&T Researchers Co-Author First Industry-Wide Report on Sustainable Jet Fuel Emissions
Missouri University of Science and Technology

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Transportation Research Board has released a flagship report on the air quality impacts of sustainable alternative jet fuel (SAJF) emissions. The report is based in part on reviews by Missouri University of Science and Technology faculty Dr. Philip D. Whitefield, chair and professor of chemistry and director of the Center for Research in Energy and Environment (CREE), and Dr. Donald E. Hagen, professor emeritus of physics.

Released: 1-May-2018 3:05 PM EDT
Stricter FAA Regulations on Pilots Linked to Higher Fares, Fewer Flights
University of California, Irvine

When federal legislators passed a bill in 2010 requiring longer rest periods and more flight training for commercial airline pilots, the goal was to improve passenger safety. But a University of California, Irvine study has found that the regulations had unintended consequences: higher fares and fewer choices for air travelers.

27-Apr-2018 2:30 PM EDT
Wickless Heat Pipes: New Dynamics Exposed in a Near-Weightless Environment
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

Heat pipes are devices to keep critical equipment from overheating. They transfer heat from one point to another through an evaporation-condensation process and are used in everything from cell phones and laptops to air conditioners and spacecraft.

Released: 23-Apr-2018 4:45 PM EDT
Going with the Hypersonic Flow
Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne researcher Alan Kastengren is using X-rays to delve deeply into complexity challenges related to supersonic combustion in hypersonic vehicles, one of the most complex flow problems in science. Working through Argonne’s Advanced Photon Source and National Security Programs, he is helping clients like the Air Force Research Laboratory improve performance of the scramjet combustors that power hypersonic jets.

10-Apr-2018 1:00 PM EDT
Professor Michael Amitay Receives Air Force Grant To Study Flow Separation on Wing Surfaces
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

Michael “Miki” Amitay, the James L. Decker ’45 Endowed Chair in Aerospace Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has received a grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research to study the phenomenon of flow separation on aircraft wings, which could lead to improved aerodynamic performance in future-generation air vehicles.

Released: 9-Apr-2018 10:05 AM EDT
Collaboration Focuses on Restoring Dignity, Mobility Through Robotics
University of Notre Dame

A new project led by the University of Notre Dame is focusing on making exoskeletons more intuitive, using the fundamentals of human movement to improve rehabilitation outcomes and give patients a sense of control over their recovery.

Released: 9-Apr-2018 9:30 AM EDT
In Closest Finish Ever, Alaska and Delta Secure Top Spots in 2018 Airline Quality Rating
Wichita State University

In the closest finish in nearly three decades of identifying the nation’s top airlines, Alaska Air barely edged out Delta Airlines to retain its No. 1 position, according to the 28th annual Airline Quality Rating (AQR), announced today, Monday, April 9, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

Released: 6-Apr-2018 1:05 PM EDT
University of Kentucky Marketing Professor Allan Chen Studies the How and Why of Asymmetric Pricing
University of Kentucky

A University of Kentucky faculty member is looking into explanations for why prices for consumers don't always come back down the way we may think they should.

Released: 5-Apr-2018 12:05 PM EDT
Boeing CEO to Discuss the Future of Space Exploration
Northwestern University

Dennis Muilenburg EVANSTON - Dennis Muilenburg, chairman, president and CEO of The Boeing Company, will discuss the future of space exploration, from traversing deep space and taking our first steps on Mars to the evolving combination of commercial air and commercial space travel, during the 37th Annual William A. Patterson Transportation Lecture on May 2 at Northwestern University.

Released: 4-Apr-2018 11:00 AM EDT
Send Your Name to the Sun Aboard Parker Solar Probe
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe — designed, built and managed by Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) — will launch in summer 2018 and travel to our star on a historic mission to “touch the Sun.” Now you can get on board and be a part of this voyage of extreme exploration.

2-Apr-2018 9:00 AM EDT
Upcoming Airline Quality Rating to Reveal Best U.S. Carriers
Wichita State University

Annual study shows involuntary denied boarding, mishandled bags and customer complaints improved last year while on-time performance fell

Released: 28-Mar-2018 4:55 PM EDT
UTEP Leads Team to Implement Nation’s First Countywide Area Operational Unmanned Traffic Management System
University of Texas at El Paso

Unmanned aerial systems experts from UTEP are leading a team made up of leaders from El Paso County, the City of El Paso, El Paso International Airport and other local government entities that will install the country’s first countywide-area operational low-altitude UAS Traffic Management system.

Released: 13-Mar-2018 1:05 PM EDT
Physics Student Helps Build Asteroid-Ramming Spacecraft
California State University, Sacramento

If NASA someday needs to crash a spacecraft into an approaching asteroid to keep it from hitting Earth, Sacramento State student Elizabeth Gabler will have played a role in keeping her fellow humans safe.

   
Released: 6-Mar-2018 9:05 AM EST
New Aerospace Current Conditions Index Released
Wichita State University

Wichita State's Center for Economic Development and Business Research has released its Aerospace Current Conditions Index. The index gives a snapshot of the well-being of the national aerospace manufacturing industry using a variety of aerospace indicators, including industry production and employment levels.

Released: 26-Feb-2018 6:05 AM EST
Researchers in Drive to Develop Greener Parts for Transport Industry
University of Portsmouth

University of Portsmouth researchers are at the forefront of a drive to develop environmentally-friendly materials from agricultural waste for use in the automotive, marine and aerospace industries.

Released: 22-Feb-2018 1:00 PM EST
AIAA Announces 2018 Winners for Outstanding Educators and Literary Excellence in Aerospace Awards
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) recently honored recipients of the 2018 Educator Awards presented to several faculty, including rotorcraft and adaptive structures expert Farhan Gandhi, the Rosalind and John J. Redfern Jr. ’33 Professor of Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The awards were presented during the fifth annual AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition (AIAA SciTech Forum), the world’s largest event for aerospace research, development, and technology, held earlier in January at the Gaylord Palms in Kissimmee, Florida.

Released: 21-Feb-2018 10:05 AM EST
Innovative Training Improves Aviation Security
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

ScreenADAPT®, a collaborative research and development technology is an X-ray image analysis training system that tracks the eye movement of trainees as they inspect simulated bags to enhance visual search skills. It has been transitioned to Portland International Airport and other TSA hubs.

Released: 14-Feb-2018 8:05 AM EST
From 100,000 to 8: Representing Complex Aerosol Patterns with Far Fewer Particles
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Study shows how aerosols interacting with clouds can be accurately captured by sparse set of representative particles.

Released: 12-Feb-2018 9:05 AM EST
DHS S&T Partners With James Madison University
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

Students from James Madison University (JMU) will be tackling air travel security issues for the DHS Science and Technology Directorate as part of their spring semester of the Hacking 4 DefenseTM (H4D) class.

5-Feb-2018 12:05 PM EST
Sequential Model Chips Away at Mysteries of Aircraft Ice
American Institute of Physics (AIP)

Ice accumulation on aircraft wings is a common contributing factor to airplane accidents. Most existing models focus on either ice that freezes as a thin film on the airfoil, or immediately after it impacts the wing. Researchers have announced a new model, accounting for a combination of these forms, that they hope will melt our misunderstanding of ice accretion. They discuss their model in this week’s Physics of Fluids.

Released: 2-Feb-2018 4:05 PM EST
Mapping the Maya: Ithaca College Professor Featured in National Geographic Documentary
Ithaca College

Technology that allows for digital deforestation has uncovered thousands of new Maya structures previously undetected beneath smothering vegetation. Ithaca College anthropologist Thomas Garrison is featured in a new National Geographic documentary.

Released: 2-Feb-2018 2:05 PM EST
Missouri S&T Student Gets First Look at New Boeing Aircraft
Missouri University of Science and Technology

A Missouri S&T student recently became one of the first members of the public to get an inside look at the cockpit of a new Boeing aircraft and to test its advanced training system.Katie Frogge of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, a sophomore majoring in aerospace engineering at Missouri S&T, was one of five students from universities and high schools in the St.

Released: 24-Jan-2018 1:05 PM EST
Low-Cost Carbon Fiber Project Advances to Pilot Phase
Southern Research

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected Southern Research for an award of up to $5.9 million to advance production of high-performance, low-cost carbon fibers from biomass.

Released: 16-Jan-2018 1:05 PM EST
Penn State Aerospace Engineer Receives AFOSR Funding to Investigate Overtrust with Autonomous Vehicles
Penn State College of Engineering

Overtrust frequently occurs with autonomous vehicles and robots—and it can have serious physical, and even fatal, consequences for humans in both the military and society, but Alan Wagner, assistant professor of aerospace engineering at Penn State, is investigating the factors that cause overtrust, and developing techniques that will allow autonomous systems to recognize it and prevent it, thanks to funding from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research.

Released: 2-Jan-2018 1:05 PM EST
NASA Selects Johns Hopkins APL-Led Mission to Titan for Further Development
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

NASA has selected an APL proposal to send an innovative, instrumented rotorcraft to Saturn's largest moon for further development.

Released: 15-Dec-2017 12:05 PM EST
Mayo Clinic Launches Online Course for Pilots Participating in FAA Basicmed
Mayo Clinic

Starting today, private and recreational pilots across the country can access the new online Mayo Clinic BasicMed Course, a free education program for pilots pursuing medical qualification through FAA BasicMed.



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