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A team of engineers has built and tested a new kind of airplane wing, assembled from hundreds of tiny identical pieces. The wing can change shape to control the plane’s flight, and could provide a ...

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Ask someone to picture an airplane and they’re likely to think of what is essentially a tube with wings and a stabilizing tail tacked onto one end of said tube. Yet it is also no secret that the lift ...

A new kind of airplane is taking shape in Southern California. Its design looks nothing like today’s commercial jets—and it could change everything from passenger comfort to military power. Aircraft ...