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FAA Awards Nearly $2 Million to Embry-Riddle Drone Safety Project
As the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) develops policies to safely integrate unmanned aircraft systems, or drones, into the National Airspace System (NAS), Embry-Riddle Aeronautical…
3D Printed Models to Benefit Babies Born with Skeletal Condition
Mechanical Engineering students are impacting the field of healthcare with newly designed 3D-printed models that may help babies with hip dysplasia, a condition where the hip socket…
Posted In: Engineering | Research
Unique Embry-Riddle Assets May Vastly Improve Weather and Air-Quality Data
A group of drone pilots and researchers recently converged on an air field south of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Daytona Beach Campus, shortly after sunrise.
Their mission?…
Posted In: Engineering | Research
How Has Covid-19 Impacted Air Quality? Eagle Researchers Document Changes
A study by an Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University researcher in collaboration with the University of South Florida and Johns Hopkins University demonstrates insights into changes in…
Posted In: Engineering | Research
To Better Understand Earthquakes — Look Up
New research by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Department of Physical Sciences and Center for Space and Atmospheric Research (CSAR), the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory…
Posted In: Applied Science | Research | Space
Undergraduate Featured at National Research Showcase
Aerospace Physiology junior John Veracka recently gave tips to a freshman biology class for how to get started on a research project. “Reach out! Ask questions! Set up a meeting…
Posted In: Applied Science | Research | Space
‘Rotating’ Memories Can Improve Machine Learning, Embry-Riddle Researchers Say
Advances in artificial intelligence, or AI, could someday help machines perform tasks typically assigned to humans such as weeding through thousands of aircraft identification signals…
Posted In: Computers and Technology | Engineering | Research
Three Eagles Win Prestigious National Science Foundation Research Grants
When Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University senior Adriana Formby-Fernandez won a National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship recently, she added her name to a list…
Posted In: Engineering | Research
Eagle Wins Top Research Prize for Device to Promote Cell Growth in Space
The International Space Station (ISS) is home to a variety of research projects meant to improve the quality of life back on Earth, but because of limited space aboard the facility,…
Posted In: Applied Science | Research
Embry-Riddle Business Competition Gives Student-Run Startups a Boost
For the fifth consecutive year, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Research Park and Center for Entrepreneurship hosted the Launch Your Venture competition, sponsored by Boeing…
Posted In: Institutional News | Research
Embry-Riddle’s Research Park Adds Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Center
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Research Park, which has so far served 22 companies and generated 104 high-paying, full-time jobs, will soon gain another 10,000 square…
Posted In: Institutional News | Research
L3Harris Technologies, Eagles Send 3D Printed Devices to the International Space Station
When Northrop Grumman's Cygnus-15 vehicle rocketed skyward on Feb. 20, bound for the International Space Station (ISS), its 8,000 pounds of cargo included a 3D printed electronics experiment…
Posted In: Engineering | Research | Space
Birds vs. Planes: Embry-Riddle Students Conduct Study of Aircraft Wildlife Strikes
As an instructor at the Brazilian Air Force Academy, Flavio Antonio Coimbra Mendonça was flying in formation when one of his colleagues experienced a bird strike to the leading…
Posted In: Aviation | Research | Unmanned Systems
Machine Capable of 3D Printing Nanoscale Objects to Revolutionize Embry-Riddle Research
Fabricating objects from their smallest components up is the work of nanoscale 3D printers, traditionally rare devices for scientists to acquire given their cost and sophistication.…
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Preventing Autonomous Vehicle Crashes: Eagle Researchers Search for Solutions
Embry-Riddle researchers are working on a solution to a significant safety problem involving semi-autonomous vehicles after crashes occurred when the vehicles did not detect firetrucks…
Posted In: Research | Unmanned Systems