Aerospace

The journey to a smart energy ecosystem is fraught with operational change, GE Energy Services CTO Eric Gebhardt says. We asked him five questions.

May 26, 2011 5:20pm | By Andrew Nusca

Honeywell UOP's Jim Rekoske explains why the U.S. military is right to experiment with renewable biofuels, and what it will take to push them into the mainstream.

6 | May 24, 2011 9:02am | By Andrew Nusca

It does not go airborne, but this Dutch mass transit electric vehicle flies down the highway at the velocity of high-speed rail.

10 | May 18, 2011 9:13am | By Mark Halper

A top Chinese official has confirmed that the world's most populous nation plans to send robots to the moon.

25 | May 10, 2011 2:00am | By Tuan C. Nguyen

By combining impressive dexterity with intelligent visual tracking, a new robot can handle almost anything researchers throw at it. Literally.

1 | April 28, 2011 4:55pm | By John Herrman

IEEE and SAE International will work together to establish standards for technology that connects electric vehicles to the smart grid.

1 | April 28, 2011 10:13am | By Andrew Nusca

Swapping out the expensive metals in car parts and lamp posts for a nearly-free coal burning by-product could save the environment and save money.

13 | March 31, 2011 4:00am | By Christina Hernandez

The Robin Hood of water argues why we should ship water from abundant places to areas that are thirsty -- and why some countries are using "water as a weapon."

16 | March 23, 2011 11:13am | By Boonsri Dickinson

Japanese researchers are working to develop rockets that have artificial intelligence, making it easier than ever to send communications satellites into space.

1 | March 21, 2011 2:30pm | By Andrew Nusca

Virgin Galactic may just make one great research lab. The argument: NASA and other scientific research firms may become one of the biggest space tourists.

March 1, 2011 5:00am | By Larry Dignan

New to SmartPlanet? We're delighted you've dropped by. Here's what we're all about.

2 | February 15, 2011 10:07am | By Andrew Nusca

More than 40 years of progress separates the announcements of the oldest 747 and its recently upgraded descendant. What's really changed?

5 | February 14, 2011 4:00pm | By John Herrman

Alarming reports from America's space agency reveal an organization lacking in clear direction, and hampered by doubt.

18 | January 25, 2011 6:00pm | By John Herrman

Say hello to a new Thinking Tech contributing editor: Tuan C. Nguyen.

January 13, 2011 12:42pm | By Andrew Nusca

Henry Sodano is bringing Terminator back into the lab. Researchers at Arizona State University talked to SmartPlanet about their self-healing material.

5 | December 8, 2010 7:02pm | By Boonsri Dickinson

Researchers at the University of California at Berkeley show of their quadrotor helicopter and give SmartPlanet an exclusive look at what it takes to hack Microsoft's Kinect.

6 | December 7, 2010 12:21am | By Boonsri Dickinson

Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a new kind of disruptive fiber that could be tougher than Kevlar.

1 | December 3, 2010 8:35am | By Andrew Nusca

Soon a Lufthansa airbus will begin taking to the sky on a biofuel blend between Frankfurt and Hamburg, Germany. But will it fly economically?

4 | November 30, 2010 4:00am | By Melissa Mahony

More than $5 billion in shipments of medical devices leave Puerto Rico every year. Between the tax and legal benefits, its geography and availability of skilled labor, it's no surprise these...

9 | November 24, 2010 2:00am | By Melanie D.G. Kaplan

Smaller than a shoebox and with a mass of just 5.5kg, the fuel-less O/OREOS may mark the rise a new generation of ultra-cheap nanosatellites.

6 | November 22, 2010 12:20pm | By John Herrman