Aircraft

Planes, trains and automobiles: faster, stronger, lighterNew technique advances carbon-fiber composites.

A mighty windThrusters powered by ionic wind may be an efficient alternative to conventional atmospheric propulsion technologies.

Researchers examine health impacts of more U.K. runwaysStudy: An expanded Heathrow Airport would lead to 100 more pollution-related early deaths annually in the U.K. by 2030.

Autonomous robotic plane flies indoorsNew algorithms allow an autonomous robotic plane to dodge obstacles in a subterranean parking garage, without the use of GPS.

Aircraft engineered with failure in mind may last longerNew design approach tailors planes to fly in the face of likely failures.

Taking flight at BoeingChen uses LGO internship to improve manufacturing operations at the company's Charleston, S.C. plant

A biplane to break the sound barrierCheaper, quieter and fuel-efficient biplanes could put supersonic travel on the horizon.

Guiding robot planes with hand gesturesMIT researchers are developing a system that would allow aircraft-carrier crews to direct autonomous planes using ordinary hand gestures.

In plane viewNew tool analyzes black-box data for flight anomalies.