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19 June 2011
By learning from pterosaurs we may be able to make aircrafts more manouverable.
17 April 2011
A team working in the USA and Holland have this week come one step closer to working out how a rider-less bicycle...
10 April 2011
Flaps on wind turbines may make wind power more economic
13 February 2011
This week scientists from China have identified an environmentally-friendly way of making acrylic acid. Typically,...
10 January 2011
A method invented by nanotechnologists at The University of Texas in Dallas has been used for the first time to create...
09 January 2011
Despite their suave appeal, convertible cars could have to carry a health warning owing to the threat they pose to the...
19 December 2010
Does owning a lightweight carbon fibre bike cut down your commuting time? Contrary to expectations, a trial carried out...
12 December 2010
The strategies uesd by falcons may be useful for glider pilots and unmanned air vehicles
12 December 2010
An American entrepreneur launches a cheese into space
03 October 2010
Ever since the Wright brothers first took to the air in 1908 aircraft have been controlled by moving surfaces in order...
12 September 2010
Green fuels, like bioethanol, produced by yeast fermentation of plant sugars can be used to cut greenhouse gas...
20 June 2010
A new type of blast-proof curtain that gets thicker, not thinner, when stretched is being developed to provide better...
29 June 2008
18 December 2005
Nissan unveil self-healing paint...
27 August 2000
Stuck in a traffic jam? No problem. Simply strap on your personal helicopter...
20 August 2000
Australian designers have built the world's first solar-powered ferry...