- January 1, 1922Technology
A Catapult and Turntable for Airplanes
- The Navy's device for Launching Airplanes into the Wind, without Changing the Course of the Ship
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- March 1, 1934Environment
The New Terranautics
- The Findings of the Wind Tunnel Are Not Always Applicable to the Design of Motor Cars
- William B. Stout
- Scientific American Volume 150, Issue 3
- 10.1038/scientificamerican0334-126
- July 2, 2010Environment
Winds of Change Blow Renewable Energy Across Latin America [Slide Show]
- In Colombia the indigenous Wayuu greet wind energy produced on their desert land with suspicion
- October 1, 2009Environment
Climate Change May Mean Slower Winds
- The wind power industry requires stiff gusts. Global warming may not deliver
- Michael Moyer
- October 2009
- October 23, 2015Environment
Hurricane Patricia Rapidly Becomes Strongest Storm Ever in Western Hemisphere
- Top wind speed is much greater than Hurricanes Katrina or Sandy
- Mark Fischetti
- October 29, 2012Environment
Sandy versus Katrina, and Irene: Monster Hurricanes by the Numbers
- Which storm has the highest wind speed, largest area, most snowfall?
- Mark Fischetti
- April 12, 1919The Sciences
The Dustfall of March, 1918
- Conclusions as to the Possibilities of the Wind as a Geologic Agent
- A. N. Winchell and E. R. Miller
- Scientific American Supplements Volume 87, Issue 2258supp
- 10.1038/scientificamerican04121919-234supp
- March 1, 2017Mental Health
Case Study: When Chronic Pain Leads to a Dangerous Addiction
- How did an educated, elderly engineer wind up with a heroin habit?
- Daniel Barron
- Scientific American Mind Volume 28, Issue 2
- 10.1038/scientificamericanmind0317-23
- Originally published as "A Painful Descent into Addiction" in Scientific American Mind Volume 28, Issue 2
- June 24, 2019Natural Disasters
Some Disaster Prevention Spending Reaps Higher Rewards
- Protecting against flood and wind yields higher average benefits than fire and earthquakes
- Daniel Cusick and ClimateWire
- September 10, 2010The Sciences
Winging It: Flying Fish Aerodynamics Directly Measured for the First Time
- Wind tunnel tests find that flying fish glide as well as some birds
- Ferris Jabr
- June 1, 1929Environment
Aerodynamic Wind Mills
- Airplane Science is Applied to Wind Mills for Greater Power and Efficiency
- Scientific American Volume 140, Issue 6
- 10.1038/scientificamerican0629-525
- October 1, 2012
Taking Flight to Harvest More Wind Power [Video]
- Watch a video of the machine Makani Power has designed to capture wind power in flight
- July 1, 1972The Sciences
The Amateur Scientist, July 1972
- An amateur makes a wind tunnel to study the vortexes that form around a cylinder
- C. L. Stong
- Scientific American Volume 227, Issue 1
- 10.1038/scientificamerican0772-106
- Originally published as "The Amateur Scientist" in Scientific American Volume 227, Issue 1
- July 2, 2010Environment
Winds of Change Blow Renewable Energy Across Latin America [Slide Show]
- In Colombia the indigenous Wayuu greet wind energy produced on their desert land with suspicion
- Larry Greenemeier
- June 18, 2015Environment
Offshore Wind Power May Finally Blow into U.S. Waters
- States see a renewable future in wind farms offshore
- Bobby Magill and Climate Central
- May 28, 2019Energy
100 Percent Renewable Pledges Do Not Equal Carbon-Free Power
- The intermittent nature of solar and wind energy mean companies may be underestimating emissions
- Benjamin Storrow and E&E News
- May 3, 2011Environment
Climate Shift May Accelerate West Coast Sea-Level Rise
- Changing wind patterns may boost sea-level rise along the North American Pacific coast
- Lauren Morello and ClimateWire
- October 28, 2011Environment
World's Largest Wind Power Storage System Charges Ahead
- By combining wind turbines and batteries, AES hopes to deliver reliable power
- Umair Irfan and ClimateWire
- July 7, 2011Environment
Piracy Preventing Monsoon and U.S. Rainfall Research
- Gaping holes in data threaten long-term wind and water measurements.
- December 9, 2013Environment
European Coastal Defenses May Reduce Destruction from Epic Storm
- The wind and waves from the 50-year storm halted travel and disrupted lives
- Erica Rex and ClimateWire
