NASA has plans for a giant leap in its method of space travel, beginning with a nuclear-powered mission to Mars that's ...

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Bosch, which has its U.S. headquarters in Farmington Hills, has introduced a new generation of permanent-magnet synchronous e ...

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has successfully tested a lithium-fed magnetoplasmadynamic thruster at 120 kilowatts, the ...

NASA has tested a lithium-fed thruster that could become a workhorse for future Mars missions, and the key milestone is not ...

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Rendering of VASIMR in flight around Mars. Credit: Ad Astra Rocket Company Propulsion technologies are the key to exploring the outer solar system, and many organizations have been working on novel ...

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Wärtsilä will supply a fully integrated electric propulsion system with waterjets for a new high-speed catamaran ferry being built for Danish ferry operator Molslinjen. This is the third in a series ...

When ships moved from muscle- and wind power to burning coal and other fossil fuels for their propulsion, they also became significantly faster and larger. Today’s cargo ships and ferries have become ...

Although there are some ferries and commercial boats that use a multi-hull design, the most recognizable catamarans by far are those used for sailing. They have a number of advantages over monohull ...