Boeing's Mesa, Arizona, facility has revealed the results of 10 years of work on tiny electromagnetic oscillatory jet actuators. The manufacturer hopes to use the actuators to reduce aircraft drag, ...

Aurora Flight Sciences is quietly turning a radical research sketch into metal, bolting on 30 ft wings that will help prove whether a jet can steer with air instead of moving parts. The X-65, built ...

The wettability of graphene on various substrates has been intensively investigated for practical applications including surgical and medical tools, textiles, water harvesting, self-cleaning, oil ...

Modern aircraft manipulate the air by changing the positions of their mechanical flaps. Angling the mechanical flaps redirects the flow of air over the wings, allowing the plane to change elevation ...