Engineers have designed and successfully tested a more efficient wind sensor for use on drones, balloons and other autonomous aircraft. Engineers have designed and successfully tested a more efficient ...

The last 10 years or so have produced some colossal and deadly fire events that have destroyed whole towns, burned a record amount of acreage, and polluted skies for weeks. And wildfires are not just ...

I just survived my fifth winter in Alaska, and one of the most fascinating things about living here is the weather. A few years ago, I bought myself a fancy home weather station with a rain gauge, ...

Wind turbines are getting bigger and bigger and so do their slender, flexible blades. As these blades need to last ever longer, there is an increased need to monitor their load and fatigue build-up, ...

Conservative estimates suggest that there are at least one-quarter of a million wind turbines currently installed worldwide. In the next four years, the global wind turbine market is expected to add ...

Curiosity has two finger-like probes that hold sensors to measure wind speed and direction Nasa has reported its first setback in the Curiosity rover mission to Mars. A sensor on the robot's weather ...

The Iowa House of Representatives is considering legislation that would require wind energy facilities across the state to install aircraft detection technology for turbine obstruction lights. The aim ...