On January 18, 1911, Eugene Ely made history by landing a Curtiss pusher on the USS Pennsylvania, proving that aircraft could ...

I thought I’d start off my first column not with my own success story from personal experience, but rather from my failure in personal experience to recognize a potentially huge need or ...

It's all about cost savings. By eliminating the weight of the windows and designing a more aerodynamic fuselage, aircraft can ...

Dr. Thomas J. Fogarty, a longtime Portola Valley resident who became as well-known for his Fogarty Winery as for his ...

An airplane has, for the first time, automatically landed itself after an in-flight emergency, according to the system’s manufacturer. Two people emerged unscathed from the Beechcraft Super King Air ...

A new in-wheel motor for electric vehicles (EVs) delivers a massive amount of torque in a lightweight package, its developers say. The motor — which was made by YASA, a subsidiary of Mercedes-Benz ...

When people name the most important inventions in history, light bulbs are usually on the list. They were much safer than earlier light sources, and they made more activities, for both work and play, ...

WONDERFUL DRIVER AND A WONDERFUL HUMAN. SEARCH FOR ANSWERS MOVING FORWARD AFTER A DEADLY PLANE CRASH KILLED NASCAR GREG, GREG BIFFLE, HIS FAMILY AND THREE OTHERS. THE NTSB IS ON THE SCENE SEARCHING ...

In the 1920s, Emma Read invented the “Baby Cage,” a wire box designed for parents to hang out of their apartment windows so their infants could get some “fresh air.” The cage functioned like a tiny ...

The Curiosity rover has been exploring Mars for over a decade, searching for signs of past life. The James Webb Space Telescope allows scientists to see deeper into the universe than ever before.

Image Credit: Unknown author - CC BY-SA 4.0/Wiki Commons. Imagine what life would be like without your phone, the internet, or even something as simple as electricity. It’s hard to picture, right? We ...

It could be the perfect holiday gift: Affordable, gets kids away from screens, oozes nostalgia and is made in Massachusetts. Welcome to Guillow's. The model airplane and balsa wood glider company has ...