New Scientist – Reaction Engines UK is developing the Sabre hydrogen-and-air-burning engine. It is designed to reach orbit in a future satellite-launching spaceplane called Skylon, and may be used ...

Researchers in China have introduced a new hypersonic engine concept by integrating a ramjet with a rotary detonation engine. A team at Tsinghua University in Beijing created a new design known as the ...

UCF researchers say they've trapped a sustained explosive detonation, fixed in place, for the first time, channeling its enormous power into thrust in a new oblique wave detonation engine that could ...

A research team in Beijing says they have built a new type of rocket engine powered by explosions. The continuous rotating detonation combustion engine, developed by Professor Wang Bing and colleagues ...

Detonation is a supersonic combustion wave, characterized by a shock wave driven by the energy release from closely coupled ...

EADS is hoping a newly approved joint project with Russian researchers will help pave the way to realising an air-breathing or rocket-propulsion technology that promises efficient operations from ...

A revolutionary alternative to conventional rockets that uses controlled explosions has completed its first long-duration engine test as part of Venus Aerospace's partnership with DARPA to develop a ...

Conceptual image of an oblique detonation wave engine-powered hypersonic aircraft. (Courtesy: background image: NASA; composite image: Daniel A Rosato) Scientists in the US have produced a detonation ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In a video live-streamed April 7, the Air Force Research laboratory ...

Researchers hope the first flight of an aircraft powered by a pulse detonation engine (PDE) will accelerate development of a propulsion concept that promises greater simplicity, lighter weight and a ...