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Japan’s new plasma propulsion engine could deorbit space debris contact-free
This technology offers a solution to the continuous accumulation of space debris, such as defunct satellites and spent rocket ...
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Japan Just Built a Plasma Thruster That Hits Record Power to Destroy Space Junk
A new frontier in space sustainability may have just opened. In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, scientists from Tohoku University in Japan introduced a fusion-powered plasma thruster ...
With 14,000 pieces of space junk floating in LEO, scientists need a safe, reliable, and affordable way to do some clean up—maybe plasma thrusters can help.
Researchers have moved a step closer to harnessing fusion energy by showing how imaging enables better testing of components for devices. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the ...
A plasma reactor is demonstrated at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. USAF/Clarkson University The Air Force is testing a plasma reactor to destroy harmful chemical compounds in contaminated ...
A newly discovered mechanism known as microtube implosion could make it possible to generate magnetic fields 1000 times stronger than any yet seen in the laboratory. According to the researchers who ...
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