Inspired by NASA aerospace engineering, this project features a plasma thruster, designed to maximize efficiency and increase ...

The Ion Beam Breeding Group is developing tailor-made breeding techniques by adjusting the species, speed, and number of heavy ions to match the gene size to be mutated while maintaining a high ...

On the face of things, not much, but after seeing [Zachary Tong]’s latest video on liquid metal ion thrusters ... generating thrust. Getting that working was very difficult, enough so that ...

Atoms are turned into ions which are accelerated electrically. So the ion engine is just using electricity to create thrust exhaust instead of burning rocket fuel. The downside is that the thrust ...

Electrospray (ES) thrusters generate low thrust via the electrostatic extraction of charged species from an electrified liquid. These systems are characterized by the propellant used and emission mode ...