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50 years of Star Trek inspires innovations in mobile computers, speech recognition and tricorders
On September 8th, 1966, the American broadcast network NBC aired the first episode of Star Trek, a science fiction television series conceived by Gene Roddenberry. In the decades …
China is waging an Information War by investing in scientific research and stealing foreign IP
In recent years, the Chinese government has promoted a roadmap towards “indigenous innovation” which would see the country become a technological superpower by the year 2050. This would …
Disaster Tech: Volcanic eruptions spur innovations in materials, aircraft engine diagnostics
We return to the question we’ve asked throughout our Disaster Tech series: What are the inventive systems being created in order to mitigate the threat to …
Next-generation GPS technologies include ground-based sensors, centimeter-level accuracy
Many of these issues would be addressed by a new ground-based GPS system being developed by an Australian tech firm in collaboration with both NASA and the …
The Top 10 Patents Issued in 2015
2015 was a truly remarkable year for innovation and we saw major trends in self-driving cars, wearable technologies, digital wallets and much more. I hope you will enjoy …
Airbus patents removable aircraft cabins, patent applications include wireless energy transmission
Airbus Group SE (EPA:AIR), based in Leiden, Netherlands, is a multinational corporation focused on the development of aerospace and defence technologies. Sales figures indicate that Airbus …
Tech Round-Up: Toyota Invests in AI, EU Safe Harbor Invalidated, New Android Chip Designs
American business interests could be adrift at sea after the European Court of Justice invalidated the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor agreement, which governs the transfer of …
NASA charts next steps in securing commercial crew funding, developing private partnerships
If NASA’s journey to Mars is impossible, you would never know it by hearing NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden speak. In remarks and responses to questions given …
Boeing announces first China plant, invents spacecraft and power generation tech
Over the past three months, Boeing has received 252 U.S. patents, a quarterly pace of innovation that would best last year’s results if maintained throughout the …
Sustainable, green aviation and the pursuit of fuel alternatives
Fuels derived from biomass are not the only option being pursued to solve the problem of switching away from petroleum-based fossil fuels, or at least getting more …
Aviation industry looks to cut polluting emissions through alternative fuels and batteries
A lot of research and development into alternative fuels for aircraft has focused on biofuels, which has also been an area of focus of automakers. Last January, …
SpaceX Falcon 9 failure is a setback to the private space industry
SpaceX and NASA suffered a serious setback when the unmanned SpaceX Falcon 9 craft exploded, rendering its mission to deliver supplies and hardware to ISS a complete failure. …
Senators Booker, Hoeven draw up bipartisan bill promoting commercial drone use
The proposed bill comes as welcome news to large companies like Google and Amazon which have been looking for ways to start developing beyond line-of-sight flight plans …
NASA innovates tech for fuel efficient air transportation
One area where NASA has been placing a fair amount of its research focus is in developing design features that allow for reductions in an aircraft’s …
FAA clears up regulatory questions concerning drones, keeps Amazon grounded for now
With an eye toward taking a step forward on the regulatory front, on Sunday, February 15th, the U.S. Federal Aviation Industry released a proposed framework of …
