While this is the first sodium-ion power bank out there, its 45-W charging speed is fairly common, and it's heavier than cheaper lithium-ion ones you can get right now Elecom View gallery - 3 images ...

Notably, Moonwatt’s system is being built around sodium-ion cells for the batteries that will store the solar energy. The technology offers an enticing alternative to lithium-ion since ...

China is elevating plans to enhance how incoming goods pass through customs in the nation’s aviation clusters, with a series of upgrades that could be a boon for traders and curb transport ...

China’s “high-thrust magnetic plasma thruster”, designed by the Xian Aerospace Propulsion Institute, was able to achieve stable operation at its full power of 100 kilowatts. “The ...

And while batteries themselves aren’t some new technology, the lithium-ion (Li-on) kind that powers most of our devices only began gaining ground a few short decades ago. But just as the world ...

The work, which was completed with the RTX Technology Research Center, marks another step forward for this novel propulsion concept, which offers high thermal efficiency and performance in a ...

The improved configuration is the... Guy is a Senior Editor for Aviation Week, covering technology and propulsion. He is based in Colorado Springs. Pratt & Whitney’s GTF Advantage Cleared For ...

The size of a compact car, the four-legged lander is carrying 10 scientific payloads and used 21 thrusters to guide itself to touchdown near an ancient volcanic vent on Mare Crisium, a large basin ...

But the Starliner experienced problems with its propulsion system, prompting NASA to send it back to Earth with no crew aboard. It was a SpaceX capsule, the Crew Dragon, that brought them back ...

Ion channels are integral membrane protein assemblies that modulate the flow of ions into and out of a cell or organelle, leading to generation of electrical signals. Opening (gating) of ion ...