PLA's innovative coil gun utilizes lithium-ion batteries instead of conventional capacitors to power its electromagnetic coils.

Ion thrusters are an amazing spacecraft propulsion technology, providing very high efficiency with relatively little fuel. Yet getting one to produce more thrust than that required to lift a sheet ...

This paper is aimed at design a 10-cm DS4G RF ion thruster with engineering application ... Three dimensional simulation of micro Newton RITs. Paper presented 33rd International Electric Propulsion ...

Hence an electric propulsion system is also referred to as an ion engine. According to Sir Isaac Newton's third law of motion, every action has an equal and opposite reaction. The plume of ions ...

The lower box is one the earliest spacecraft ion thrusters (from EOS circa 1962), and on top is a new arrival, a modern marvel from the SpaceX Starlink satellites used for on orbit maneuvering. SpaceX ...

who created a plasma thruster design for the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched last year. "That gives us a new strategy to travel through deep space," he added. Current thrusters that use metal are ...

The above image showcases the X200’s ultra-narrow bezels and innovative micro-quad-curved design. This unique design harmonizes the experience of both flat and curved screens, offering an ...

hopes to address with a micro-unit design they recently prototyped. D’Elia and his colleagues designed units ranging from 200 to 300 square feet for a rental development for Forum Asset Management.

The article begins with the detailed design and fabrication of a micro ion thruster optimized for CubeSat applications. The thruster utilizes a state-of-the-art micro-fabrication process to achieve a ...

Ion thrusters are the most common primary engine powering satellites through orbital maneuvers today. But to travel from low-Earth orbit (LEO) to farther orbits—or even the Moon—requires a ...

Space startup Exodus Propulsion Technologies claims to have achieved a breakthrough, stumbling upon an entirely new force of nature that could power thrusters that don't need propellant to work.