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UAV to UAV Refueling Developed

UAV to UAV Refueling Developed

A team of Students in the Technion’s Faculty of Aerospace Engineering in Israel have succeeded in developing a system capable of refueling one unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) using another. The academic project might have very practical applications helping to extend ...

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SeaPhantom Supership

SeaPhantom Supership

The Florida based company International Maritime Flight Dynamics developed a new prototype ship named SeaPhantom. This unique looking vessel is based on NASA’s Lifting-Body Airfoil design and using a special hydrodynamic lifting surfaces provide the controller with smooth sailing in ...

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Nanofilter Array

Nanofilter Array

Researchers from the University of Rochester, N.Y. developed a new ultra thin porous membrane which may revolutionize the way doctors and scientists manipulate objects on the molecular level. The new membrane is only 50-atom thick and can withstand very high ...

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CarterCopter – Plane-Chopper Hybrid

CarterCopter – Plane-Chopper Hybrid

Is it a plane? Is it a rotorcraft? No! It’s the CarterCopter. This unique craft is a hybrid between an airplane and a rotorcraft which uses its main upper rotor for take offs, landings, lows speed flying and hovering and ...

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Robotic Personal Transportation System

Robotic Personal Transportation System

We all know about mass transit systems like buses and trains but how about a personal transit system which can drive several passengers over a relatively short distance quickly and at a high frequency. The British company ATS (Advanced Transport ...

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The Floating City

The Floating City

The idea of a floating city with capable of carrying over 100,000 people including a working commercial airport and even a train might seem ludicrous but this is exactly what engineer and Freedom Ship International company founder, Norman Nixon, had ...

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Proteus Catamaran

Proteus Catamaran

The Proteus is a new type of craft based on what is known as “Wave Adaptive Modular Vassal” (WAM-V) design. Unlike conventional boats, the hull of a WAM-V conforms to the surface of the water. The Marine Advanced Research Company ...

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2006 in Technology

In 2006, we covered numerous innovative technologies ranging from true 3D displays to robotic flying insects. We covered success stories, such as the Israeli ramjet rocket built by students and embarrassing moments such as Honda’s ASIMO robot’s fall in a ...

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EMBRIO One Wheeler

EMBRIO One Wheeler

After all sorts of three wheeled motorcycles (e.g., the T-Rex and the PIAGGIO MP3), how about a one-wheeler? The Bombardier EMBRIO is a concept one-wheeled hydrogen fuel cell-powered, gyroscopically balanced recreational and commuting vehicle for one or more passengers. The ...

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X-53 – A New X-Plane is Born

X-53 – A New X-Plane is Born

The Active Aeroelastic Wing flight demonstrator received the new designation X-53 on December 8th, 2006, four years after its first test flight in November 2002. The new experimental plane designation is another step in the development of this unique concept ...

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