New Spatial Plasma-Fueled Engine for More Efficient, Longer Space Missions
Researchers at Charles III University of Madrid (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid / UC3M) have patented a new spatial plasma-fueled engine capable of satellite and…
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New Rotating Detonation Engine Could Enable Cheaper, Lighter Spacecraft
It takes a lot of fuel to launch something into space. Sending NASA’s Space Shuttle into orbit required more than 3.5 million pounds of fuel,…
Physicists Create World’s Smallest Engine – 10 Billion Times Smaller Than a Car Engine
Theoretical physicists at Trinity are among an international collaboration that has built the world’s smallest engine – which, as a single calcium ion, is approximately…
MIT Startup LiquidPiston Develops a More Efficient Rotary Engine
A new rotary engine from MIT startup LiquidPiston is lighter, quieter, and more efficient than its counterparts. Noise, excessive vibration, and relative inefficiency are drawbacks…
New Nuclear Engine Will Allow Deep Space Exploration
Researchers at NASA’s Glenn Research Center and Los Alamos National Laboratory have tested a small prototype of a nuclear-reactor engine design, which could power deep…