Boeing patent proposes installing solar panels in trains for contactless energy transfer

Boeing, no doubt, is one of the most innovative companies in the world. Time and again, they come with innovations that use to be out of the box and leave you in a state of awe – a method to harness noise in an airport into electricity, for example. While the whole world is using …

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Boeing will use 3D printed thermoplastic to kill a long standing problem in aircraft

Managing noise inside aircraft or within any enclosed space for that matter has been a challenge for engineers for a long time.  At present, drywall, foam sheets, end-grain balsa like materials are used as sound dampeners. The problems with these solutions are that they don’t absorb sound on the basis of their shape but on …

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Boeing on the track to make satellite launches cheaper than ever

Boeing’s new patented satellite configuration with SpaceX’s Falcon 9 will make satellite launches cheaper than ever. Boeing, last year, launched two electrical satellites via Space X Falcon 9 – a bargain rocket as it is reusable. What impressive thing Boeing did was that they stacked one satellite on top of other. On the surface, this …

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Boeing Files Patent to Generate Electricity from Airport Noise

Boeing using noise produced by an aircraft on a runway to generate electricity. The patent mentions installing multiple acoustic collectors on both sides of a runway, for this matter. The moment we step inside a subway or a city mall, the first thing that irritates us is the noise generated by the people rushing through, …

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