On a balmy September evening in 1998, Swissair flight 111 was in big trouble. A fire in the cockpit ceiling had at first blinded the pilots with smoke, leaving them to rely on instruments to divert ...

From the sound of reports in the press, graphene is the miracle material that will cure all the world’s ills. It’ll make batteries better, supercharge solar panels, and revolutionize medicine. While a ...

As many as one in four commercial airliners, primarily older models, are outfitted with electrical-wire insulation deemed unreliable and banned by the Department of Defense two decades ago. Beginning ...

Kapton-insulated wiring offers an innovative solution for electrical systems required to operate under extreme temperatures or with low outgassing thresholds. Based on a proprietary space-age polymer ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is busy unwrapping itself ...

The DuPont Kapton PV series polyimide films also provide roll-to-roll processing capability, low moisture uptake and high moisture release characteristics, excellent electrical properties and ...

Using tape and a bit of epoxy-laced gauze, astronauts aboard the International Space Station have sealed a hole that had been causing a slow air leak from the station. NASA said that the station's ...