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Military & Aerospace Electronics
February 2010
John Keller |
AeroMech team to build Sand Dragon route-surveillance UAV that runs on heavy fuels Air Force researchers are asking AeroMech to demonstrate a runway-independent launch and recovery system for the 24-hour-endurance Sand Dragon Tier II UAV, as well as the pilotless aircraft's control station, for quick deployment to the Middle East and other military operational areas.   |
Popular Mechanics
February 10, 2010
Erin McCarthy |
Lost's Hand-Cranked Torture Device Based in Fact A handmade electricity generating machine played a powerful role in last night's episode of Lost. But could such a machine generate enough of a charge to shock a man to the point of pain? |
Popular Mechanics
February 9, 2010
Erin McCarthy |
Makeup Wizard Rick Baker Talks Wolfman Tech Unraveling the science behind the character in the new film, The Wolfman. |
Popular Mechanics
February 5, 2010
Cassie Rodenberg |
Solar-Powered Circuits Charge by Sunlight in Real-Time Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania unveiled the world's first solar-powered circuit in a January edition of ACS Nano. The technology shows particular promise for touchscreen devices |
Popular Mechanics
February 4, 2010
Erik Sofge |
Robonaut2 Shows Real Workplace Potential For Humanoid Robots GM's goal in co-developing R2 is to eventually install similar systems in its plants, performing the kind of repetitive, ergonomically difficult jobs that might injure a human operator. |
Popular Mechanics
February 4, 2010
Benjamin Chertoff |
The Navy's New, Digital-Age Flagship in a Box To meet the new demands of a cost-conscious Department of Defense, US Naval designers have created the Deployable Joint Command and Control System, or DJC2-MV: basically, it's a flagship in a box. |
Popular Mechanics
February 3, 2010
Larry Webster |
Will Shape-Memory Metal Lead to More Efficient Cars? Shape-memory metal could be the secret to turning car exhaust into energy, bringing us new power from hot air. Researchers at General Motors are working on an energy-scavenging device that could convert that exhaust heat into electricity. |
Popular Mechanics
February 2010
Joe P. Hasler |
Investigating Russia's Biggest Dam Explosion: What Went Wrong Just before 8 am on Aug. 17, 2009, workers on the morning shift stepped off a clattering Soviet-era tram and made their way past security and into position at the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric power plant in south-central Siberia. |
Popular Mechanics
February 2, 2010
Dan Carney |
Top 5 Next-Gen Auto-Safety Technologies Automotive engineers are working on new technologies to make cars safer to drive. |
Popular Mechanics
February 1, 2010
Seth Porges |
Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Look at Disney's Expedition Everest Roller Coaster We live for the nitty gritty and the techy, and despite the company line that "magic" plays a greater role in propelling Disney rides than physics, seeing the coaster's guts made the trip on it that much more enjoyable. |
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