Morphing aircraft control systems enable dynamic alteration of aerodynamic geometry—such as wing span, sweep and camber—to optimise performance across diverse flight regimes. By reconfiguring lifting ...

(Nanowerk News) Mechanical systems in which moving parts come into regular contact are prone to damage due to the effects of friction. Researchers at Tohoku University have developed a contact control ...

Morphing wings represent a paradigm shift in aeronautical design, enabling dynamic alteration of wing geometry to optimise aerodynamic performance across diverse flight conditions. By integrating ...

The US Naval Research Laboratory has funded a groundbreaking project to develop a new hypersonic engine capable of morphing its shape during flight to optimize power, thrust and efficiency. It's now ...

Following successful in-flight tests of a shape-changing wing, two teams have been funded to demonstrate aggressive manoeuvring using fast morphing. Unmanned air vehicles built by Lockheed Martin and ...

Micron-sized soft robots that can be made to quickly morph into different shapes using an applied magnetic field have been created by researchers in Switzerland. Their work could help in the ...