Sure, there have been kite planes before, but this one’s maker claims his to be the most durable yet. It’s a radio-controlled airplane/kite configuration that runs on a rechargeable battery and can ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The world's first commercial cargo ship partially powered by a giant kite is setting sail from Germany to Venezuela. The designers of the MS Beluga Skysails say the computer-controlled kite, measuring ...