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A&D
The Aerospace/Defense Industry serves, as its name represents, two main markets: Aerospace, which largely comprises the production, sale, and service of commercial aircraft. And Defense, which is dependent on the nation’s need for military weapons and systems designed to operate on land, sea, and in the air.
Red sky at night? That’ll be the blood-delivering drones
Johns Hopkins researchers have determined that large bags of blood products, such as those transfused into patients…
AMR sensor provides stability for drone applications
MEMSIC has announced the availability of the MMC5883MA 3 Axis Magnetic Sensor. The newest member of MEMSIC’s…
PCB industry reports growth in military/aerospace market
Printed circuit boards (PCBs) for military and aerospace applications remain the largest vertical market segment…
I believe I can fly…in a paper-airplane drone
With the FPV paper-airplane drone from Powerup Toys, it's possible to see what it is like on board. Once folded,…
First glide flight for Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo
The new spaceship by Virgin Galactic has made a successful first glide flight, a key step after a deadly crash of…
Ecologists have a whale of a time with satellite tracking tool
Satellite tags have long been used by scientists to track blue whales along the West Coast, learning how the…
Putting Einstein’s speed of light theory to the test
Einstein observed that the speed of light remains the same in any situation, and this meant that space and time…
The leaning tower of San Francisco?
The Sentinel-1 satellites have shown that the Millennium Tower skyscraper in the centre of San Francisco is sinking…
Tropical Storm Otto being watched over by NASA satellites
The late-season Tropical Storm Otto is most certainly on its way to Central America, yet satellites are keeping a…
New stars found in the core of the Milky Way
A new family of stars in the core of the Milky Way Galaxy has been discovered, which provides new insights into the…