ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A giant Elvis, an ice cream cone and a child in a wheelchair are among the new shapes set to take to the sky at an annual hot-air balloon festival in New Mexico that's ...

IT IS 756. I’M ROYALE DAY. SO IT IS DAY SIX OF BALLOON FIESTA. TODAY IS A SPECIAL SHAPE RODEO. SO WE DO HAVE A GREEN FLAG, BUT WE JUST GOT AN UPDATE THAT THE SPECIAL SHAPES ARE ACTUALLY JUST GOING TO ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Special Shapes Rodeo creates one of the most special days of the Balloon Fiesta, and there have been some pretty crazy shapes that have graced the skies of Albuquerque ...

THAT EVEN WORK? IT’S AMAZING. A LIVE LOOK AT BALLOON FIESTA PARK FROM SKY SEVEN. NOW, UNFORTUNATELY, A LOT OF THOSE SPECIAL SHAPES DID NOT TAKE OFF THIS MORNING, BUT THEY ARE PREPARING FOR THE GLOW ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – This year’s Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta marks the 40th anniversary of the very first special shape balloon to fly at the event – Chic-I-Boom. The iconic image ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Day 6 of the Balloon Fiesta began with a green flag. Balloons and special shapes filled the sky as part of the Special Shape Rodeo. After rain and a red flag the day before, ...

Designs for some of the specially shaped balloons that will fill the skies at this year’s Adirondack Balloon Festival have been unveiled. The 52nd annual festival kicks off next Thursday at Crandall ...

A new roadrunner balloon and another in the form of a baby dinosaur hatching from an egg are among the new shapes scheduled to take part this year in the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.

MAKING a balloon in the shape of a bunny normally involves a rubber tube, a bit of deft twisting and a high tolerance for squeakiness. Now 3D printing means you can create any balloon shape you please ...

The work was carried out by researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, who set out to develop materials that can mold balloons into different shapes.