MIT researchers have run ionic thruster experiments and found they may be a far more efficient source of propulsion than conventional jet engines. In their experiments, they found that ionic wind ...

Ever since the Wright Brothers flew the world’s first plane more than a century ago, aircraft have typically flown with the help of moving parts such as propellers, turbine blades and fans, and ...

While hybrid planes like the the 787 Dreamliner and SUGAR concept are far more fuel efficient than conventional airliners, they do still rely on a non-renewable and increasingly limited supply of jet ...

Greening air transportation is one of the biggest challenges of the clean transportation future; according to Climate Change Connection, “Air travel produces almost as much carbon dioxide per ...