1. Have you heard of the world's first 'printed' aircraft? It's the aero designer's dream machine, that is, in terms of design and ease of manufacturing. You can design any shape you want and have it manufactured hours later through a process called laser sintering, developed by the University of Southampton. For more info, visit ScienceDaily.
2. Burt Rutan's done it again. Rutan's team at Scaled Composites designed and flew in just four months, the 'BiPod', a hybrid gasoline-electric flying car. Darren Quick writes at gizmag.
3. Lockheed Martin's HALE-D (High Altitude Long Endurance-Demonstrator) revives the airship as a reliable aircraft for useful purposes, such as a platform for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. Darren Quick reports at gizmag.
4. David Shiga at NewScientist reports on 'fluid cloak'. This phenomenon has the potential to hide the wake generated by submarines, thereby leaving them silent and hence undetected. Just wondering if this same process could be used in reducing drag.
4. David Shiga at NewScientist reports on 'fluid cloak'. This phenomenon has the potential to hide the wake generated by submarines, thereby leaving them silent and hence undetected. Just wondering if this same process could be used in reducing drag.
