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 ...

The idea behind electric propulsion is that an electric current ionizes (i.e. removes an electron from) atoms of a neutral gas, such as xenon or krypton ... to as an ion engine.

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

There are alternatives to chemical rockets, such as ion drives and solar sails ... candidate for this is the Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP) system or nuclear rocket. First conceived of in ...

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) will soon start getting back to normal operations after weathering the raging L.A. fires. JPL lies at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains just north of Los ...