Convinced myself, I seek not to convince.
A Look Inside the Brains of Boeing 787 Flight Test
A Look Inside the Brains of Boeing 787 Flight Test
This article is a nice overview of the flight test environment, specifically concentrating on efforts with the telemetry control room during recent 787 test flights evaluating flutter:
Wired.com was in Boeing’s telemetry room on Friday during the final flutter-test flight as teams of engineers diligently worked with test pilots Mike Carriker and Regis Hancock aboard 787 ZA001. As the test pilots executed test after test after test, the engineers on the ground quietly studied computer monitors and, yes, paper strip charts to ensure oscillations introduced to the flight controls were effectively damped and the composite aircraft was ready to fly safely throughout its flight envelope.
A system that’s worth its salt
A system that’s worth its salt
A new approach to desalination being developed by researchers at MIT and in Korea could lead to small, portable units that could be powered by solar cells or batteries and could deliver enough fresh water to supply the needs of a family or small village. As an added bonus, the system would also remove many contaminants, viruses and bacteria at the same time.
[via fimoculous]
Fossil DNA analysis may have revealed new human species
Fossil DNA analysis may have revealed new human species
Interesting find:
A 40,000-year-old child’s pinky bone found in a Siberian cave probably belonged to a previously unknown human species living near modern humans of the era, a gene study reports today.