A team of researchers at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA) has created a nature-inspired active metal metamaterial that could enable shape-shifting aircraft wings. The material ...

While most planes use heat to melt ice that can form on the wing either before takeoff or during flight, the process is highly energy intensive and can impact engine efficiency. A new process from ...

A plane wing that changes shape in flight to better handle the airflow crossing it could be on the horizon thanks to a materials science advance from researchers in Stockholm. The trick involves the ...