Imaging and mapping of electric fields at radio frequencies (RF) currently requires the use of metallic structures such as dipoles, probes and reference antennas.
Making sub-wavelength images at radio frequencies
A new way to detect leaks in pipes
Self-propelled robotic device can speed through pipes, pinpointing leaks more accurately than existing methods.
Taking Man to Mars: NASA Reveals the Technology Behind Its Orion Capsule
NASA’s Orion program for travel to the moon and beyond This video from NASA shows the Orion spacecraft and the rocket designed to launch it. For the first time in a generation, NASA is building a new astronaut-carrying spacecraft. Called Orion, this capsule is designed to take explorers further into space than ever before. Orion […]
MGI strategic plan released for public comment
The National Science and Technology Council’s subcommittee on the MGI released for public comment a draft of its first strategic plan, to serve as a roadmap for Federal agencies as they execute on the initiative vision going forward.
Alcoa to expand investment casting of superalloy jet engine blades
Alcoa, Pittsburgh, announces that it is investing $25 million at its Alcoa Power and Propulsion facility in Hampton, Virginia, to scale up its enhanced equiax investment casting technology.