Final testing is underway on NASA’s next Small Explorer (SMEX) mission, which will fly into the lower levels of the sun’s atmosphere to use high-resolution images, data collection, and advanced computer models to unravel how matter, light, and energy move from the sun’s 6,000 K (10,240 degree F) surface to its million K (1.8 million…
Wing Inserts on Formula One Racecar Promote Faster Racing Speeds
By Terry Persun, Technology Journalist The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) initiated Formula SAE in 1979, a program in which students design, build, and race an open wheeled, single seated racecar. Within the program Global Formula Racing (GFR) emerged in 2010, a team in which students from Germany and the US collaborate on the design and…