When [Jay Bowles] demoed his first-generation ion thruster on Plasma Channel, the resulting video picked up millions of views and got hobbyists and professionals alike talking. While ionic lifters ...

To be precise, scientists from the Paihau-Robinson Research Institute at Victoria University are developing applied-field ...

Energetiq's patented Electrodeless Z-Pinch technology inductively couples the current to the discharge plasma, making the plasma extremely stable and controllable. The plasma is confined away from ...

Since the propulsion system was to be disabled once the capsule was docked at the space station, the thrusters would not be needed then, he said. However, as the capsule approached the ISS for its ...