One of the simplest of such devices, the turn indicator on a light aircraft, operates on the same principle as do the massive, complex gyroscopes that help maintain the orientation of the ...

Using the principles of psychoacoustics ... Dynamic head tracking uses gyroscopes and accelerometers to adjust the sound as you turn your head, for a multi-dimensional experience that makes ...

A pair of physicists at Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, in Argentina, have created a computer simulation of the famed ...

"Tugboat" can sometimes be a misnomer, since the watercraft can push as well as pull. Here's why tugboats are designed to do ...

It also alleged its owners, Grimaldi Deep Sea of Naples, Italy, operated the ship in an “unreasonably dangerous and unseaworthy condition.” Both families were present as the board discussed ...

The Titanic sunk 113 years ago on April 14-15, after hitting an iceberg, with human error likely causing the ship to stray into those dangerous waters. Today, autonomous systems built on artificial ...

The Titanic sunk 113 years ago on April 14-15 after hitting an iceberg, with human error likely causing the ship to stray into dangerous waters.

Over half of vessels operating in Scotland's coastal waters are effectively "invisible" to standard maritime tracking systems ...

COPENHAGEN – A Swedish probe found no conclusive evidence to suggest that a Chinese ship had deliberately dragged its anchor to damage two Baltic Sea cables, Sweden’s Accident Investigation ...

While search and rescue operations are still ongoing for possible survivors, the PCG said it is already talking to the ship’s owners. “The ship’s owner and operator have been formally ...

Many of us will be boating on our local lakes this summer. Let’s get you caught up on ship abbreviations this morning. This comes to us from the Naval History and Heritage Command.