Fly Like an Albatross: Embry-Riddle Drone Research Aims to Mimic Birds
When eagles, hawks and albatrosses fly, they have the capability to catch a ride on winds and thermal currents, effectively harvesting energy from the atmosphere and converting it to…
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Embry-Riddle, NASA Enact Agreement to Advance Research, Educational Opportunities
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and NASA’s Langley Research Center have formed a partnership to advance research, educational opportunities and workforce development to enable…
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Undergrads Strengthen Drone Cybersecurity Through Embry-Riddle, NSF Research Program
This summer, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University student Kyrylo Holovenko tackled cybersecurity protections for drones, researching a machine learning algorithm to detect attacks.…
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Embry-Riddle Students Prepare to Launch CubeSat to Study Memory Chip Decay From Space Radiation
After seven years of painstaking work, an Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University student team is finally cleared to launch its second small satellite into orbit.
The CubeSat, named EagleSat-2,…
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Embry-Riddle's Dan Diessner Appointed Voting Member of FAA's Civil Aviation Cybersecurity Aviation Rulemaking Committee
Dan Diessner, executive director for the Center for Aerospace Resilient Systems (CARS) at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, has been appointed as a voting member of the Federal…
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Say Again: Embry-Riddle Researchers Develop AI System to Decode Aviation Speak
Pilots and air traffic controllers have long faced challenges with radio communications — whether from high cockpit noise, weak transmissions or misinterpreted aviation jargon.
To…
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Drones, AI Give Embry-Riddle Researchers a Fresh Look at Florida Lake
Embry-Riddle professor Dr. Dan Macchiarella talks to the team before a UAS mission to map Lake Beresford’s water lettuce. (Photo: Embry-Riddle/David Massey)
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical…
Embry-Riddle Students Present Forward-Looking Space Research at International Conference
Five Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University students showcased their innovative space research on a global stage this past summer. The students presented at the 2025 International Space…
Affordable Exoskeleton Designed by Embry-Riddle Researchers Aims to Give Workers a Lift
A wearable robotic exoskeleton to prevent common worker injuries could be made more efficiently and affordably, thanks to work by student researchers at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
“We’re…
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Embry-Riddle Researchers Launch Rockets for a Deeper Look at Ionized Clouds That Disrupt Communications
Embry-Riddle researchers recently shot two 46-foot-tall rockets into clouds high in the Earth’s atmosphere to learn more about the complex dynamics that affect critical communications…
Embry-Riddle Students Share Research With Community at Museum Event
More than 70 students shared their research with the Daytona Beach community at the inaugural Embry-Riddle Undergraduate Research Showcase at the Museum of Arts and Sciences.
“This…
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FAA Study Led by Embry-Riddle Warns of Drone Risks to Aircraft
A nationwide analysis of drone activity led by researchers at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University documents increasing growth in the use of drones and reveals “hot spots”…
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Embry-Riddle Faculty Elected Fellows in the Royal Aeronautical Society
The Royal Aeronautical Society has named four Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University faculty members as fellows, the highest distinction awarded by the professional institution.
The newly…
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Embry-Riddle Professor, Undergrads Unlock Secrets of Cosmic Dust With the Webb Telescope
Dr. Noel Richardson, associate professor of Physics and Astronomy, discovered four additional Wolf-Rayet systems with his students. (Photo: Embry-Riddle)
Cosmic dust does far more than…
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Embry-Riddle Student Team Earns First Place in NASA Human Lander Challenge
An Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University student team took first place in the NASA 2025 Human Lander Challenge (HuLC) for developing an innovative spacecraft fuel gauge system to tackle…
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