Let’s be honest here: we are all disappointed that by 2014, jetpacks are not the preferred method of travel. But at least a company called Dreamscience has taken the first step, by inventing handheld ...

A new plasma thruster could scale up to compete with traditional jet engines. The plasma is magnified by high-intensity microwaves and pressurized air. Researchers had to invent a way to measure the 1 ...

Jet engines are relatively simple in their basic design, but advancements in gas turbine engine technology have mostly done away with the cool-looking bucket-type reverse thrust systems. These thrust ...