The Chinese used them for communication, taking measurements, and commanding troops. The Wright brothers used them to test their theories about flight. And Ben Franklin famously (and possibly ...

Generating power from wind is easy – just stick a windmill on a pole and attach a generator. That’s not particularly cool, though, so [Adrien] and his team from his senior design project are using an ...

A remote-controlled helicopter, powered by the wind? Well, not exactly. This wind-powered helicopter is more kite than copter, and it needs a pretty stiff wind of at least 13mph to stay aloft. It does ...

APRIL MAY BE prime time for kite-flying, but sometimes Mother Nature doesn’t provide the just-gentle-enough breezes necessary to get a kite aloft. Fortunately, there’s a way to take matters into your ...