Kites aren’t just for kids anymore. Just ask Makani Power, which is developing a smart energy kite that can generate up to 50 percent more electricity than a conventional wind turbine. The company has ...

On a recent day in August in a field near Munich, Germany, a group of engineers launched a kite-like electric plane into the air and watched for the first time as it flew in figure eights in the sky.

People revel in the magic and joy of flying kites at Color the Wind kite festival in Clear Lake. Tens of thousands of people revel in the magic and joy of flying kites at the beloved Color the Wind ...

An Italian company, Kitegen, has come up with a theoretical design for a system that could generate a gigawatt, as much power as a standard coal-fired power station. Its idea involves flying 12 sets ...

Mark and Susan Adams own Wings of the Wind Kites & Toys. They have nearly1,000 kites in their store. Joe Stumpe Eagle correspondent If Mark and Susan Adams’ business venture doesn’t fly, it won’t be ...

CargoKite is building ‘micro’ ships that are more environmentally friendly—but they’re also faster and more nimble than traditional cargo ships. A typical cargo ship is massive—the largest is more ...

The Color the Wind Kite Festival in Clear Lake takes place on the lake's frozen surface, which has thinned near the shore due ...

Wind power could work almost anywhere if people turned to high-flying kites rather than relying on just wind turbines. The latest startup to run with that idea wants to harness high-altitude winds ...

In a groundbreaking effort to revolutionize the world of high-performance kites, Florida International University (FIU) is proud to announce the launch of its latest research endeavor: the FIU Wall of ...

SEATTLE - It's one part kite surfing. One part sailing, and well on its way to becoming the next big thing on the water. Inventor Dan Tracy of Pacific Sky Power says his kite controllers can be ...

The post sites the unsafe ice conditions near the shoreline on Clear Lake. Safety officials determined the ice would not be stable enough to host the event.

Kites aren’t just for kids anymore. Just ask Makani Power, which is developing a smart energy kite that can generate up to 50 percent more electricity than a conventional wind turbine. The company has ...