Americans and the Japanese are in a boat race, and first prize may be a new technology that would power ships and submarines more quickly, quietly and efficiently. If successful, the technology could ...

HRL Laboratories proof-of-concept delivers quiet, reliable propulsion for marine applications similar to the fictional approach used in the 1990 film “The Hunt for Red October.” Designed for DARPA, ...

KOBE, JAPAN — In the beginning was the oar, a crucial if low-tech invention that served as the prime engine of naval propulsion for uncounted millennia. The next great advance was the sail, the ...

A mysterious silent propulsion system reminiscent of author Tom Clancy’s fictional submarine “Red October” went to sea in real life Tuesday – not at a Russian naval base but in Japan’s most advanced ...

For decades Russia has devoted considerable resources to develop a light compact propulsion as well as power system for future space ships. Over the years Russia has developed a number of different ...

To this end, the defence research organisation has launched the Principles of Undersea Magnetohydrodynamic Pumps (PUMP) programme, a 42-month effort aiming to build on the success of MHD at small ...

There were a studies published in 2006 and 2008 that looked at making a fusion rocket using dense plasma focus and air-breathing MHD propulsion. These system proposals would work even if Lawrenceville ...

HRL Laboratories, LLC has demonstrated proof-of-concept on a unique approach to achieve a silent pumping system that replaces traditional mechanical moving parts with an electric current and a ...