Video: Huge, lightweight truck bumpers reduce crash deaths by up to 60%

A new Swedish-designed front end for transport trucks could help reduce driver deaths in collisions with passenger cars. The structure is designed to both spread and absorb the force of impact between the two vehicles.Continue ReadingCategory: Automoti… Continue reading Video: Huge, lightweight truck bumpers reduce crash deaths by up to 60%

Newly diagnosed migraine sufferers 3 times as likely to crash their car

A study has found that older adults newly diagnosed with migraines are more than three times as likely to crash their motor vehicle in the first year after diagnosis than those who’ve never had a migraine. The findings have potential implications for t… Continue reading Newly diagnosed migraine sufferers 3 times as likely to crash their car

Barnacles may be the answer to the fate of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370

The mystery of flight MAF370, which vanished over the Indian Ocean with all hands, has baffled the world for nine years, but now a geoscientist at the University of South Florida may have found a surprising way to locate the wreck using barnacles.Conti… Continue reading Barnacles may be the answer to the fate of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370

Barnacles may be the answer to the fate of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370

The mystery of flight MAF370, which vanished over the Indian Ocean with all hands, has baffled the world for nine years, but now a geoscientist at the University of South Florida may have found a surprising way to locate the wreck using barnacles.Conti… Continue reading Barnacles may be the answer to the fate of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370

Second high-profile test flight crash rocks eVTOL industry

Leading UK eVTOL company Vertical Aerospace has suffered an expensive-looking setback just weeks into its off-tether flight test program. Its VX4 air taxi prototype reportedly hit the deck from about 20 ft up, snapping a wing and making quite a mess.Co… Continue reading Second high-profile test flight crash rocks eVTOL industry

ZeroAvia crash investigation complete: It wasn’t the hydrogen

Last April, a hydrogen-powered ZeroAvia test plane lost power and crashed during flight tests. The UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has now completed its investigation into the incident, and confirmed that the hydrogen system was not resp… Continue reading ZeroAvia crash investigation complete: It wasn’t the hydrogen