...antennae only create more problems, such as increased drag, fuel use and emissions. Researchers are hoping to create a flexible... it to conform to the aircraft contours and decrease drag, fuel use and emissions. One of the key aspects of this antenna...
...fuselage lengths to accommodate them. Propane is the only fuel which can be readily tanked in this way, surrounded ... with Calor for supply of the bio-propane fuel required, a clean-burning renewable fuel source that cuts carbon emissions by 90 percent...
... the extraction of raw materials is streamlined, 3D printers will be able to print habitation and technological modules, rocket engines, fuel tanks and spacecraft in situ – wherever that may be in space. Thus the cost of cargo delivery will decrease...
...storage. During charge mode, power is provided to the fuel cell for an oxidation reaction to separate water into its... of the reaction, a current that can be used for work. A fuel cell can thus be considered as a high-performance battery that will have...
... interesting, alternative approach to interstellar travel is to keep the fuel on Earth and ‘beam’ the energy to a spacecraft. This..., alternative approach to interstellar travel is to keep the fuel on Earth and ‘beam’ the energy to a spacecraft...
.... The current iteration of this design, Skylon D1, under development at Reaction Engines in the UK, requires 77 tonnes of liquid hydrogen fuel to carry a 15-tonne payload module into orbit. Optimised for passengers, the 200 cubic metre volume would...