One such large component printed this year was the turbine center frame which was printed by GE as part of the EU Clean Sky 2 initiative.The Advanced Additive Integrated Turbine Centre Frame (TCF) is a 1 meter
Another more obscure but valuable innovation is nitinol, a flexible but resilient alloy that was developed to enable satellites to spring open after being folded into a rocket. Today, orthodontists equip patients with braces made from the material [source: Independent]. According to NASA, other in...
it was up to the Nobel Foundation, created in 1900, to come up with a process for nominating and selecting each year's laureates. (If you're curious, the word "laureate" comes from the ancient Greek practice of crowning poets and heroes with sprigs of laurel, a sacred tree of Apollo....
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Various civilizations recorded supernovas long before the telescope was invented in the 17th century. The oldest recorded supernova is RCW 86, which Chinese astronomers spotted in A.D. 185. Their records show that this "guest star" stayed in the sky for eight months, according to NASA. ...
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“Little rocket man” has pledged to disarm his atomic arsenal in North Korea, and the Iranian Nuclear Accord has been exposed for being the shameful house of cards it always was. President Trump has also unshackled his military leaders so they can do their job. They no longer have to get...
GSM operates in Europe and Asia, as well as in the United States in the 1900 MHz (sometimes referred to as 1.9 GHz) band. What year did the GSM become the global system for mobile communication? Initially, the acronym GSM stood for Groupe Spécial Mobile, which was a group formed...
This rotational force is also used to simulate the acceleration of a space launch for astronaut training. When a rocket is first launched, it is so laden with fuel and oxidizer that it can barely move. However, as it ascends, it burns fuel at a tremendous rate, continuously losing mass.Ne...
Parkinson:Yes. Of all the applications, the one I should have patented was that one. Long before car GPS was invented, I had done a drawing of the car, the dashboard, the voice, the next turn, the ability to push a button to the nearest hospital. I had all that on a chart. I'...