The commercial aerospace industry is one of the most challenging and complex industries in which to operate. Today’s commercial aircraft OEMs and operators must address a complex combination of ...

How an ultra-thin, flexible solar cell was fabricated. How the resultant solar cell was attached to a strong, ultra-lightweight, flexible fabric carrier. The results of the electrical and mechanical ...

Researchers used kirigami, the art of Japanese paper cutting and folding, to develop ultrastrong, lightweight materials that have tunable mechanical properties, like stiffness and flexibility. These ...

Japan has launched two projects to develop technologies for next-generation commercial aircraft. One covers “core technologies” for hydrogen-powered aircraft and the other “drastic weight reduction” ...

image: MIT researchers used kirigami, the art of Japanese paper cutting and folding, to develop ultrastrong, lightweight materials that have tunable mechanical properties, like stiffness and ...