An auxetic honeycomb that changes shape using piezo-electric actuators and other sensors embedded in each of the structure's cells could enable lightweight, power-efficient flexing control surfaces ...

The German Aerospace Center (DLR) has tested AI-assisted morphing wings on its PROTEUS experimental aircraft, enabling real-time shape changes to adapt to flight conditions. Using a flexible trailing ...

NextGen Aeronautics is to build a small unmanned air vehicle able to change shape in flight under the next phase of the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) morphing aircraft ...

German Aerospace Center engineers have tested flap-less morphing wings on the Proteus aircraft, advancing Hyperelastic Trailing Edge Morphing technology. The system uses fiber-reinforced composites ...

“The morphing wing can change its shape during flight, allowing it to adapt optimally to different flight conditions," explains project leader Martin Radestock from the DLR Institute of Lightweight ...

To maximize a plane's efficiency over a broader range of flight speeds, Penn State engineers have developed a concept for morphing airplane wings that change shape like a bird's and are covered with a ...

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company’s Advanced Development Programs sector is proposing a morphing wing design that can be locked into either an expanded or contracted position. Key to enabling this ...

Photography was revolutionized when chemicals on paper were replaced by digital pixels on a screen. Now NASA has shown it is possible to digitize the structure of an aircraft and produce a complete ...