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Futurism
A new prototype device uses microwaves to generate plasma, showing howfuture jet engines could propel planes using just air and electricity.
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Popular Mechanics
Wait, could electric microwave plasma thrusters really replace jet engines? Scientists just demonstrated a promising prototype—with a catch.
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RT
Scientists in Wuhan, China claim to have created a carbon-neutral prototype jet engine which could one day allow for a new era in fossil-fuel free manned flight.
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New Atlas
A Florida team working with the US Air Force says that it's built and tested an experimental model of a rotating detonation rocket engine, which uses a spinning series of chaotic explosions inside a ring channel to create super-efficient thrust.
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USA Today
Boeing plans to cut about 900 inspection jobs, using technology replacements at its Seattle area factories, despite uproar over the 737 Max.
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BBC Future
The flight shame movement is about feeling accountable for your carbon footprint - but it is also about rediscovering the joy of slow travel, writes Jocelyn Timperley.