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, ...

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 ...

Weather stations are a popular project for experimenting with various environmental sensors, and for wind speed and direction the choice is usually a simple cup anemometer and wind vane. For [Jianjia ...

The US took its first steps toward embracing offshore wind power earlier this month with the approval of the Vineyard Wind 1 project off the coast of Massachusetts. When the site is complete, 62 ...

SwRI staff prepare the Solar Wind Plasma Sensor (SWiPS) for integration into a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellite dedicated to tracking space weather. SWiPS will measure ...