Current state of the art in-space propulsion systems based on chemical or ion propellants fail to meet requirements of 21st century space missions. Antimatter is a candidate mechanism for a propulsion ...

Nextbigfuture has interviewed Ryan Weed, CEO of Positron Dynamics. Positron Dynamics is developing antimatter catalyzed fusion propulsion which they will first demonstrate in a cubesat launch. They ...

Physicists have been chasing antimatter technology for more than 80 years now — driven by the promise of oppositely oriented particles that explode in a burst of energy whenever they make contact with ...

Current rocket-propulsion systems are too limited to allow for deep space exploration, but a new type of system based on antimatter could offer hope. Reuters LONDON -- The current technology behind ...

Star Trek fans rejoice. Antimatter — the stuff that drives Captain Kirk’s USS Enterprise in the 23rd century — is moving a step closer to spaceflight reality. Antimatter holds an obvious appeal for ...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Propel(x), the online angel investment platform that helps investors source, evaluate, and fund pioneering science and technology startups, today announced that ...

Novel propulsion ideas for moving around space seem like they’re a dime a dozen recently. Besides the typical argument between solar sails and chemical propulsion lies a potential third way — a ...

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles High School graduate aims to make interstellar travel a reality by making the world’s first antimatter rocket. Ryan Weed, 31, now living in Seattle, and a team of ...

The Department of Defense (DoD) has used long-term funding (10-15 years) of the Integrated High Performance Turbine Engine Technology (IHPTET) program—now the Versatile Affordable Advanced Turbine ...