Ubiquitous in the field of electric propulsion, thermionic hollow cathodes are electron sources which utilize thermionic emission from a low work function insert material to achieve large extracted ...

The most common of these, field emission electric propulsion (FEEP), utilize liquid metals as its ion source to produce positively charged ions and/or droplets and have previously been studied here at ...

Transformative growth is to be expected for the global market for electrified aircraft propulsion as sustainability and ...

One heavily researched area is electric propulsion (EP) that includes field emission electric propulsion (FEEP), colloid thrusters and other versions of field emission thrusters (FETs). EP systems ...

Britten-Norman Islanders to be converted to zero-emissions hydrogen electric propulsion systems by a German company that is focused on carbon neutral regional aviation. According to AOL air ...