Researchers have designed flexible, bat-like wings that boost lift and improve flight performance. This innovation could lead to more efficient drones or energy-harvesting technologies.

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This article offers an overview of possible methods ... and scientific (aimed at producing new knowledge), and whether the distinction between the practical and the scientific is a real and useful one ...

The accident that resulted in a commercial airplane crashing into the Potomac yesterday will require air safety investigators ...

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Southwest Research Institute partnered with the Carnegie Institution for Science to perform laboratory experiments to better ...

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Transportation safety investigators are seeking to determine if the pilots of the American Airlines plane detected danger ...

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