Honors Tech Report: Future Tech.

It's a two-seater. Front-wheel-drive. Gets about 30 mpg on the highway. But give it a third of a mile of straight asphalt in front of it, and it really flies. Of course, you have to unfold the wings first.

how long are the wings? does it fit in a regular lane?

How fying cars are going to change the future and what they will bring to society.

wouldn't they have to come up with a whole new set of rules and regulations? But I still think it is sooo cool!

Flying-car maker Terrafugia Inc. says it is setting up a low-volume production line for its Transition model in Woburn, Mass., the same town where the company headquarters are located. The company also says the price of its "roadable aircraft" will be higher than initially estimated.

Discusses the brief history of flying cars and different designs that have been tried.

This article is a collection of information about all plane crashes that have been attributed to metal fatigue.

This emergency directive issued by the FAA orders the operators of certain models of the Boeing 737 to do emergency inspections. The FAA warns that there may be metal fatigue issues related to the number of takeoff and land cycles performed by the planes. This is the same problem that was seen in the Aloha Airlines flight 243 crash.

This article discusses metal fatigue as it relates to the lifespan of aircraft.

This is the official accident report from the Aloha Airlines crash. I will be using this document as a primary source.

This bill was passed in direct response to the Aloha Airlines Flight 243 crash. There is a full text copy of the bill available in Embry-Riddle's Library.

Comparison of Corn and Soybean yields, including the effects of herbicides when used on crop. 

This is just an abstract but it has a link to the full file. It describes how atrazine, a common herbicide for corn and soybeans, can be present in cattle, therefore presenting itself in beef. 

An article describing the tolerance of Kentucky plants to herbicides. 

This is just an abstract about a weed common in Kentucky and how it is growing immune to a common ingredient in herbicides called glyphosphate.

Discusses what 3D printing is, the different types/methods of 3D printing, applications for 3D printing, and 3D printer vendors. A good place to get an understanding of 3D printing and a good place to look for specific areas of research.

Look at the sources the wiki article references that are listed at the bottom and suggestions for further reading to broaden your research set.

Thought this might be interesting if you haven't seen it yet. http://tek-bull.com/2012/02/scientists-created-a-machine-for-printing-houses-on-the-moon/

The article discusses regeneration and the history of its research. There is more information on the dedifferentiation process and it even approaches the ethical issues of engineering regenerative abilities in human beings.

It's all been very interesting while researching it. In response to Zack, I also didn't know how close they were to achieving this before I started this report. And to Val, it is a tad bit frightening to think what it could mean for the future, but I'm actually a little more scared of your topic, believe it or not!

Also, in case you wanted to see another route for regeneration: http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/rethinking-healthcare/veterans-leg-muscle-regenerated-with-pig-bladder-hormones/5312 http://news.softpedia.com/news/Finger-Regenerated-Using-Pig-Bladder-Extract-84827.shtml Who would've thought, huh?

This is an article explaining the history of sonic weaponry. It also gives a fair amount of detail about the pros and cons if sonic weaponry became common and the ethics of producing such a weapon.

Discusses Zero emission hypersonic transport (zehds) concept presented at Paris airshow

Nice. The article is easy to understand. Seems like a tall order though, having three types of engines with no emissions.

Discusses the the topics of Boeing's Dr. Kevin Bowcutt's lecture on hypersonic flight. Since bowcutt will be coming to riddle on Tuesday, this article is a good source to use in order to come up with questions for him ahead of time that relate to his presentation.

A feasibility study done by NASA on the aerospace plane program (hypersonic flight)

Discusses a new rocket plane concept that could be utilized by 2050