NASA and Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage prime contractor Boeing are in the middle of a busy period of testing structural test articles (STA) at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, ...
Large buildings, industrial installations, and infrastructure projects rely on more than concrete, steel, and timber. Beneath the visible components of bridges, commercial buildings, and mechanical ...
Side view of a structural supercapacitor, which shows the blue polymer electrolyte that glues the silicon electrodes together. (Courtesy: Joe Howell/Vanderbilt) A solid-state supercapacitor that works ...
Structural testing is a crucial process for validating the integrity, safety, and durability of materials and finished ...
A new design process that uses generative design but also seeks feedback from humans is more effective at producing designs that are fully optimized for their purpose. Modern fabrication tools such as ...
The probable cause of the American Airlines Flight 587 crash on Nov. 12, 2001, was "in-flight separation of the vertical stabilizer as a result of the loads beyond ultimate design that were created by ...