In other words, aneutronic nuclear fusion in a water-fueled pulsed-plasma thruster holds great performance improvements through high-speed protons from ionized water vapor. These high-velocity ...

And what can say we’ve arrived in the future more than off-the-shelf plasma thrusters for the DIY microsatellite market? Although [Michael Bretti] does tell us that he plans to sell these ...

This breakdown and build of a simple plasma thruster should help you on your way. All you really need is some Argon, a large capacitor bank, and a custom nozzle. You’ve already got most of that ...

Electrospray (ES) thrusters generate low thrust via the electrostatic extraction of charged species from an electrified liquid. These systems are characterized by the propellant used and emission mode ...

If there’s anything that came from one of the worlds that was promised to us in "Back to the Future" or "The Jetsons" or ...

(a) Photograph of the helicon plasma thruster at Tohoku University. (b) The measured plasma pressure profile and the particle dynamics relating to the loss of axial momentum loss. Disclaimer ...

Its mission is computational development of materials for space applications. The Ion Space Propulsion Lab (ISP Lab) involves next-generation plasma thrusters for spacecraft. The Multiplanetary ...

Intense Pulsed Light, or IPL, is a new and exciting way to improve and rejuvenate the skin. Unlike a laser, which emits one specific wavelength of light, IPL emits a broad spectrum of light with each ...

Dr. King is an experimentalist interested in studying electric space propulsion systems, including Hall-effect thrusters, ion engines, and arcjets. By utilizing strong electromagnetic forces to ...

Plasmas for fusion research can be heated using neutral beam injection (NBI). With NBI, fast neutral particles from a beam ...

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