Centrifugal Magnetic Mirrors could enable commercial nuclear fusion reactors on Earth and are also promising for next level propulsion in space. There is funded near term work for both goals. An early ...

Missions to the moon, missions to Mars, robotic explorers to the outer solar system, a mission to the nearest star, and maybe even a spacecraft to catch up to interstellar objects passing through our ...

MagLev Aero debuted HyperDrive, a breakthrough magnetic levitation (MagLev) propulsion system for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft at the Paris Air Show, aiming for dramatically ...

CubeSats are becoming ever more popular, with about 2,400 total launched so far. However, the small size limits their options for fundamental space exploration technologies, including propulsion. They ...

DNA base pairing snaps magnetic Janus nanoparticles and enzyme-loaded polymersomes into modular nanorobots that can be steered, tracked, and magnetically recovered for repeated catalytic cycles.

XTI Aerospace is collaborating with MagLev Aero to explore the integration of HyperDrive, a novel magnetic levitation propulsion system, for future uncrewed, hybrid-electric aircraft. HyperDrive ...

Permanent magnet machines harness advanced magnetic materials and precision engineering to deliver high power density, efficiency and controllability for electric propulsion. In these machines, ...