Aerospace News & Articles - IEEE Spectrum
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Electric Aircraft Motor Gets Superconducting Upgrade - IEEE Spectrum
Jun 26, 2025 · High-temperature superconductors are transforming electric aircraft motors from companies like Hinetics, offering unprecedented power density.
Helium Giants Return: LTA Research Airship Over SF Bay - IEEE Spectrum
May 27, 2025 · The age of airships is reborn! LTA Research's Pathfinder 1, a 124-meter helium giant, soared over San Francisco Bay, marking a new era in sustainable aviation. Funded by Sergey Brin, …
Katherine Bennell-Pegg: Australia’s First Astronaut Makes History
Nov 4, 2024 · UNSW Sydney, with its School of Aerospace, Mechanical, and Mechatronic Engineering, is renowned for its innovative research in space technology and satellite systems, while UTS …
Barrier Breaker Is Shaping Aerospace Engineering’s Future
Sep 18, 2024 · Barrier breaker majors in mentoring future innovators Wesley L. Harris ’s life is a testament to the power of mentorship and determination. Harris, born in 1941 in Richmond, Virginia, …
Fly the Hybrid Skies - IEEE Spectrum
Nov 30, 2023 · For this test series, engineers at GE Aerospace assembled two sets of a hybrid-electric system, representing the right- and left-engine sides of an airplane, and simulated the electrical loads ...
Though Tech Layoffs Persist, Skilled Engineers Are in Demand - IEEE ...
Feb 22, 2025 · The sectors of telecommunication and automotive and aerospace are particularly interested in AI and big data skills; 100 percent of businesses surveyed in those fields said these …
A Vision for a Decarbonized Future - IEEE Spectrum
Jan 29, 2025 · NYU Tandon's Sustainable Energy Transitions group aims to bridge laboratory innovation and large-scale implementation, exploring scenarios like decarbonizing aviation, which presents a ...
Titanium 3D Printer: Improving Aerospace Manufacturing - IEEE …
Dec 3, 2025 · Titanium 3D printer technology by CADmore Metal offers faster, cheaper production for 3D printed parts made out of the durable metal.
Low-Earth-Orbit Satellites Go Low With Bengaluru's Bellatrix - IEEE ...
Oct 3, 2024 · Edd Gent is a contributing editor for IEEE Spectrum. Bellatrix Aerospace's new ultra-low Earth orbit satellite will be powered by a novel air-based electric propulsion system.