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 ...

Scientists and engineers are diligently working on innovative concepts to make the next era of human spaceflight more powerful and more efficient using nuclear propulsion. One of these designs, known ...

Key West, FL, Oct. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Quantum Dynamics Enterprises, Inc. (QDE) today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has officially issued U.S. Patent No ...

(Nanowerk News) Scale plays a major role in locomotion. Swimming microorganisms, such as bacteria and spermatozoa, are subjected to relatively small inertial forces compared to the viscous forces ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Scientists and engineers are diligently working on innovative concepts to make the next era of human spaceflight more powerful and more efficient ...

A new study investigates the effects of small but finite inertia on the propulsion of micro and nano-scale swimming machines. Scale plays a major role in locomotion. Swimming microorganisms, such as ...