A quadcopter drone that uses ancient technology instead of modern propellers made a huge impression at the recent Transformative Vertical Flight conference. University of Maryland graduate student ...

LEGO is getting pretty creative with their latest LEGO Icons set as they bring Leonardo da Vinci's Flying Machine to life. Originally designed in the late 15th century, this machine was a visionary's ...

Following the Mona Lisa Art set that launched earlier this year, LEGO is diving back into Leonardo da Vinci with a new 493-piece set inspired by the flying contraption (ornithopter) outlined in his ...

Leonardo da Vinci was, by any metric, a genius – but he was still limited by his time. The man may have been a secret authority on anatomy, music, art, engineering, and even frickin’ paleogeography, ...

I was interested in your piece on Leonardo da Vinci’s “aerial screw” design for a helicopter. The story focused on theoretical modelling showing it could have flown with modern materials and motors.

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