Aeronautical and astronautical engineering

Joao Medeiros writes about Professor Dava Newman’s work developing spacesuits that aid astronauts with exploration without encumbering movement. Newman’s BioSuit, “uses nickel titanium shape-memory alloys and applies the correct pressure to the human body (equivalent to 30 per cent of Earth's atmosphere) -- but it's flexible enough to put on and take off in minutes,” Medeiros reports.

CNBC reporter Paul Einstein writes about MIT spinoff Terrafugia, which is working on developing a flying car.  “The four-seater would be capable of vertical takeoffs and landings,” writes Epstein.