Chinese scientists suggest they’re bringing space plasma thrusters down to Earth, with a new kind that performs as well in the atmosphere as others do in the vacuum of space. Using just air and ...

Jet engines are relatively simple in their basic design, but advancements in gas turbine engine technology have mostly done away with the cool-looking bucket-type reverse thrust systems. These thrust ...

One of the great things about technology nowadays is how quickly an idea can get out there and take off. That’s because concepts are now able to get the funding they need in order to get their ...

Humans depend on fossil fuels as their primary energy source, especially in transportation. However, fossil fuels are both unsustainable and unsafe, serving as the largest source of greenhouse gas ...

(Reuters) - NASA on Thursday postponed a planned launch of a Boeing CST-100 Starliner capsule to the International Space Station after the orbiting outpost was briefly thrown out of control by jet ...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk once claimed that a future Tesla Roadster would receive a “SpaceX” package, with thrusters to assist in acceleration. We haven’t seen hide nor hair of it since. However, YouTuber ...

Assuming we hand-wave all of the scaling questions (!!), what this really looks like is a step towards real electrically-power airplanes. If I read this correctly, this system is considerably more ...

Post-war visions of the future inspired some of the most imaginative renderings of all time. Nowhere is that more true than in the automotive scene. Automakers partook in the cultural phenomenon by ...

A new plasma thruster could scale up to compete with traditional jet engines. The plasma is magnified by high-intensity microwaves and pressurized air. Researchers had to invent a way to measure the 1 ...