When we hear about moving objects with electricity, most of us imagine a "pulling force." Positive and negative charges ...

Electrostatic motors are now common in MEMS applications, but researchers at the University of Wisconsin and spinoff C-Motive Technologies have brought macroscale electrostatic motors back. [via ...

Kratos’ new Zeus 1 rocket motor completes a successful static test at Aerojet Rocketdyne’s Camden, Arkansas facility is available at https://www.globenewswire.com ...

On Sunday, the University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldog Rocketry Team will be testing a motor they built. The test will take place in the back field of the farm at the UMD Research and Field Studies ...

The AEGIS SGR Bearing Protection Ring™ can now be installed quickly and easily with conductive epoxy. For motors controlled by variable-frequency drives (VFDs), the ring channels harmful motor-shaft ...

The AEGIS SGRâ„¢ Conductive MicroFiberâ„¢ shaft grounding brush improves the reliability of HVACR systems by extending motor life. By safely channeling harmful shaft current away from the motor ...

Northrop Grumman Corporation along with NASA and Lockheed Martin successfully performed a ground firing test of the abort motor for NASA’s Orion spacecraft Launch Abort System (LAS) at Northrop ...

Things are moving fast with the development of the U.S. Army’s next-generation Precision Strike Missile (PrSM). Recently, Northrop Grumman has successfully conducted a static test of the motor to ...

A redesigned Zefiro-40 motor, used in the second stage of the Vega C, passed a static-fire test May 28. Credit: Avio WASHINGTON — The European Space Agency says a successful test firing of a ...

This solid-state thyristor (SCR) switch circuit is perhaps the simplest means of reversing a 3 phase motor. “Static” is a catch-all term that essentially means without moving (mechanical) contacts ...

Instructables member Joehan has published details of a DIY electrostatic motor or “capacitor motor” that has been created using 3D printing and is capable of providing 2 Watt HV power. The DIY ...

It is pretty damn cool. I wonder if that may be the way to go for e.g. space. Anyone knows any more about such motors? I can't really find much online except for old patent applications and zillion ...