That’s a closed Brayton cycle,” says Logan Rapp, a Sandia mechanical engineer that was part of the test. “It has the same compressor, turbine, and heat exchange, but the working fluid always ...

In an effort to create a simpler, more affordable form of jet propulsion, University of Maryland spinoff Wave Engine Corporation has developed a digitally controlled modern-day pulsejet engine for ...

LOS ANGELES – NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced on Tuesday that it is slashing 530 employees, or roughly 8% of its workforce, due to uncertainty about its federal funding. The ...

The Brayton Cycle uses heated supercritical carbon dioxide instead of steam to generate electricity. It’s named after 19th century engineer George Brayton, who developed the method of using hot ...

After nearly a half-decade building its reputation for aerospace innovation and landing a coveted defense contract, jet engine propulsion tech company North American Wave Engine Corp. recently ...

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said in a memo Tuesday that it is laying off approximately 570 workers because it still does not have a federally approved budget for the 2024 fiscal year for ...

Budgetary issues have forced the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA's chief center for robotic planetary exploration, to reduce its workforce by about 8%. Skip to main content.