In a possible sign of how seriously FAA is taking unmanned aircraft operations in national airspace -- or maybe just a sign of how absurd matters have gotten -- the FAA yesterday approved the first ...

“If you take a regular piece of paper and try to make it fly, it will flutter, tumble, flip around in the air and do all sorts of crazy motions,” said Leif Ristroph, an associate professor of ...

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Have you ever made a paper airplane only to be disappointed when it took flight? All that intricate folding resulting in a swift and catastrophic nose diving airplane - it’s usually a sad state of ...

Unsure about a new design? Scientists and engineers often start with a model. With a model, you can test new ideas on a small-scale before going bigger. They are also cheaper, easier to produce, and ...

John Collins, origami enthusiast and paper airplane savant, walks us through all the science behind five spectacular paper airplanes. Most people know how to fold a simple plane, but paper airplanes ...