Businesses are usually born out of necessity. In a simplistic way, when someone believes there is or will be a need for a product or service, they'll move to provide that. If that need turns out to be ...

The integrity of the turbine blades in an aircraft engine is crucial for safe operation. The turbine blades are exposed to a multitude of stresses during the engine’s operation cycle, including rapid ...

Cracks in aircraft turbine blades led to an emergency landing on the sea ice by Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, a recent report from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) shows. Though the cause of ...

The integrity of the turbine blades in the engine of an aircraft is crucial for its safe operation. Aircraft engine blades are subject to a range of stresses during the operation cycle of the engine, ...

A U.S. startup has emerged from stealth with the promise of enabling the aerospace industry to tap into the growing renewable energy market and diversify a business base built on passenger and cargo ...

US Army researchers believe they have found a novel way to articulate the position of turbine blades in the hot section of jet engines. They say the innovation could significantly improve the ...

A nanostructured sensor, whose development and tests involved Skoltech researchers, has shown promise for enhancing construction parts made of glass fiber-reinforced polymer composite materials: ...