Predicting the lifetime of an electric ion thruster is notoriously difficult ... the specific type of carbon didn't matter. When the Xenon or Krypton ions impact the surface, the result is ...

One of the most exciting new applications is in xenon-ion propulsion engines for space travel. Onboard NASA's Dawn spacecraft, launched in 2007 to study distant asteroids Vesta and Ceres ...

The electronics of the future can be made even smaller and more efficient by getting more memory cells to fit in less space.

Share on Pinterest Scientists are investigating xenon gas as a potential treatment for Alzheimer’s. Westend61/Getty Images Researchers continue to search for effective treatments for Alzheimer ...

A Hall thruster is a high-efficiency propulsion device using plasma that is used for various difficult space missions, such ...

The study found that Xenon gas inhalation suppressed neuroinflammation, reduced brain atrophy, and increased protective neuronal states in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease. Results are ...

Could inhaling xenon gas help fight Alzheimer’s disease? In the January 15 Science Translational Medicine, scientists led by Oleg Butovsky at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, and David Holtzman ...

A research team presents an AI assessor for Hall-effect ion thrusters, the engines of satellites and space probes.