The basic configuration of traditional propellers has not fundamentally changed since the first powered flight by the Wright brothers in 1903. However, as engineers learn more about aerodynamics and ...

Abdulghani Mohamed is a researcher at RMIT university who receives funding from a few companies for undertaking aerodynamic optimisation. The basic configuration of traditional propellers has not ...

As boring as propeller designs may seem to the average person, occasionally there’s a bit of a dust-up in the media about a ‘new’ design that promises at least a few percent improvement in performance ...

These strangely-shaped twisted-toroid propellers look like a revolutionary (sorry) advance for the aviation and marine sectors. Radically quieter than traditional propellers in both air and water, ...

Airborne drones are already widely used for filming and are expected to help deliver packages without being affected by traffic jams, but the noise emitted by drones can be an obstacle to widespread ...

空を飛ぶドローンはすでに映像撮影に広く利用されているほか、交通渋滞などに左右されない荷物の配送にも役立つと期待されていますが、ドローンが発する騒音は広範な展開における障害となり得ます。新たに、マサチューセッツ工科大学(MIT)とアメリカ ...

Discover how a redesigned toroidal propeller could revolutionize efficiency across various applications. By altering the shape of the propeller, significant improvements in energy efficiency ranging ...

When comparing the efficiency of different wind turbine blade designs, [AdamEnt] found using a hair dryer wasn’t the best tool for the job. Enter his new 3D-printed wind tunnel. After several ...