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 ...

The ISP Lab has invented and patented a novel form of electrospray propulsion that may lead to better microthrusters for cubesats. Ferromagnetic nanoparticles are suspended in an ionic liquid ...

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