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09/29/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Recent findings open the door to better performance in combustion systems ranging from car engines to jet propulsion

Increasing the reliability of the ignition system might not seem like an amazing discovery. But Oregon-based researchers believe that their improved igniter will benefit all kinds of combustion systems used by practically every vehicle, an article in Science Direct stated. In order for a combustion system to run with maximum efficiency and safety, it needs […]

06/24/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Study suggests electrically charging airplanes to avoid lightning strikes by repelling the energy

We already fight wildfires with controlled burns, so why not do the same with lightning and electricity? Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are doing just that – developing a device that electrically charges an aircraft to avoid lightning, reported a ScienceDaily article. There’s no commercial aircraft in the world that hasn’t been struck by […]

04/10/2018 / By David Williams

Stratolaunch carrier, world’s largest plane, is bigger than a football field and will launch astronauts into space

If you’ve ever thought that the current method of launching rockets and other payloads into space is severely outdated and needs to be changed up a bit, you’re in good company. Microsoft co-founder and former tech industry mogul Paul Allen, along with his company Stratolaunch Systems, thinks he has a better solution in store. To […]

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