A team of researchers in France and Canada might have just improved upon humble parachutes by making lots of holes in them.

A humble concept from ancient Japanese design might remake the way supplies are dropped from the air. Polytechnique Montréal ...

Parachutes inspired by Japanese paper cutting unfurl automatically and fall more predictably than standard parachutes.

Now, researchers from Polytechnique Montréal in Canada and École Polytechnique in France have come up with a clever twist: ...

Nothing useless can be truly beautiful, 19th-century textile designer William Morris once said. Now, a team of engineers at ...

The Porsche Taycan Turbo GT has been “banned” from Australian drag strips for exceeding the International Hot Rod Association's 150mph speed limit. The IHRA sanctions competitions at most major ...

If the artificial intelligence (AI) suspects something may go wrong, such as engine failure, it deploys a massive airbag ‘cocoon’ to cushion the aircraft. The airbags, which are made of layered fabric ...

BHPian skanchan95 recently shared this with other enthusiasts:1:72 McDonnell Douglas A-4M Skyhawk II VMA-214 Black Sheep, ...

Leah Pruett’s comeback in the TSR Dodge Direct Connection Dragster has been in the planning stages since the NHRA Winternationals in March at Pomona, California. “There’s definitely some things in the ...

Malachy Coyle, who was 15 at the time of Bloody Sunday in 1972 has been giving evidence at the murder trial of Soldier F.

It makes sense to rule that cars able to crack 150 mph in a quarter mile should be able to throw out a parachute to stop as quickly as possible if there's a problem, and have a roll cage, harnesses, ...

Bryant Goldstone and Brian Robbins debuted a new 3,500-HP Corvette at the 2025 HOT ROD Drag Week, ran 6.27 at 235 mph, and finished runner-up.