Aviation

Astronauts May Suffer Vision Problems Because of Brain Changes in Space

We all are excited about Space explorations, but do you know how it can alter the human body? Micro-gravity has some negative effects; researchers found that going into space can cause changes in the brains…

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CALTECH Scientists Move Objects Using Light

In 1970, a scientist named Arthur Ashkin, reported the detection of optical scattering and gradient forces on micron sized particles while working at Bell Labs. To be more specific, the effect that a focused laser…

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NASA Releases Final “Kelly Twins” Experiment Results

Although it’s limited to a single study sample, the “Kelly Twins” experiment is valuable as a first indication of what we humans should expect from our bodies when exposed to no-gravity conditions for extended periods…

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Stratolaunch: The World’s Biggest Plane Flies for The First Time

Scaled Composites Model 351 Stratolaunch has made its maiden flight, cutting through the air with as much grace as a twin-fuselage aircraft with a wingspan length of 117 meters can. The record-breaking contraption was under…

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Hypersonic Air Travel Just Took a Step Closer To Reality

Sixteen years after the Concorde supersonic airliner took its last flight in 2003; few companies are still working on creating a new generation of airliners capable of flying faster than the speed of sound, also…

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Why Israel’s First Moon Mission Failed

Beresheet, Israel’s first spacecraft, was scheduled to land on the moon on April 11. Instead, it failed and crashed on the moon’s surface because the engine stalled in the last few minutes of the descent.…

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Benefits of Tribological Coatings for Industry Purposes

Polymer coatings have applications in various industries, such as aerospace interiors and transportation. An array of advantages of changing surface properties was unknown until recently. However, leading experts in plain bearing technologies (GGB), recently made…

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Russia’s New GPS Spoofing Warfare

GPS (Global Positioning System) satellites are arranged into six equally spaced orbit planes to ensure that users can view four satellites from virtually any point from earth. All these satellites are located 20 000 km from…

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Self-Foldable Drones to Assist on Rescue Missions

Rescuers have an extremely hard time getting to the victims of natural disasters. New research from the team at the University of Zurich tackles this very problem. They created a drone that retracts its propellers…

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX says, Japanese Billionaire Yusaku Maezawa Will Be First Tourist to Moon

Elon Musk’s company has announced the first space tourist to be sent around the Moon. The lucky guy is Yusaku Maezawa, a Japanese online fashion tycoon. Maezawa will be the first private customer to ride…

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