Unlike its predecessor, the DC-10, the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 was designed to be flown by a two-person crew, removing the requirement for a flight engineer. Several innovative te ...

Light-emitting structures that curl off the chip surface could enable advanced displays, high-speed optical communications, ...

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If you’ve ever turned the key (or pushed the button) and got nothing but a sad click, you know the temptation: grab cables, flag down a helpful stranger, and get going. Jump-starting feels simple, ...

We’re talking about future inventions ideas for students to explore, the kind of stuff that sounds like science fiction but ...

Thinking about jumping into virtual reality with an Oculus Rift? That’s awesome! But before you get too excited, you’ll want to make sure your computer can actually handle it. Running VR is way more ...

The turbocharger is more popular than ever, appearing on the Ford Mustang, the Dodge Charger, and the Chevrolet Corvette. It's used in Ferrari and Lamborghini products, too, and even with the rise of ...

The Low Boom Flight Demonstrator project (LBFD) is part of NASA's effort to help enable new aircraft noise standards that are required to open the market to commercial supersonic flight over land. The ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, accompanied by his teenage daughter, observed a live-fire test of multiple rocket launch systems, state media reported Sunday, a likely ...