Imagine a plane with no moving parts, no noise, and reduced maintenance costs. MIT’s ion propulsion plane is here to make it ...

Another idea is electric ion propulsion. These generate thrust by accelerating ions - charged atoms or molecules - using electricity. Ion propulsion is already being used to power satellites in space.

The AEPS is a solar electric propulsion system that uses xenon as its propellant, much like existing ion engines. Where it differs is in the power output, which should allow it to work as the ...

Unlike most interplanetary probes, Dawn is not propelled by a chemical rocket engine, but by a solar-electric ion propulsion system, particularly suitable for long-distance flights. This innovative ...

The lower box is one the earliest spacecraft ion thrusters (from EOS circa 1962), and on top is a new arrival, a modern ...

But to travel from low-Earth orbit (LEO) to farther orbits—or even the Moon—requires a different kind of ion thruster capable ...

An curved arrow pointing right. NASA is working on the next generation of space propulsion, and it's looking very wimpy — but incredibly efficient. The space agency is developing a brand-new ion ...

ION-X, the electrospray propulsion specialist, raises €13m to industrialise the production of its ion thrusters.

In a similar story, Tom Gage has stepped down from the CEO position at AC Propulsion ... with the battery maker but with the lithium-ion industry as a whole. Specifically, "At its current pace ...