On the face of things, not much, but after seeing [Zachary Tong]’s latest video on liquid metal ion thrusters, we see that they seem to have a lot more in common than we’d initially thought.

Note: The movement of charged particles in a magnetic field produces a force. In an electric motor, electrons moving through the armature wires in a magnetic field produce a torque that turns it. In ...

The space agency is developing a brand-new ion thruster engine to slowly propel an Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM) spaceship to a boulder in space, capture it, and bring it near the moon where ...

Now researchers from MIT and the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Studies 3D printed tiny ion engines. The engine is about the size of a dime and, like all ion engines, produces tiny ...

which would be essential for the engineering of nanoscale molecular motors," concludes Tatsuro. More information: Tatsuro Nishikino et al, Structural insight into sodium ion pathway in the ...

Meanwhile, back at the Consumer Electronics Show, iON camera announced its new Speed Pro camera that it says is specifically tailored to high-speed motor and marine sports. Retailing for $299 ...

which is the primary neurotransmitter released by motor neurons. When acetylcholine binds to the receptors on a skeletal muscle cell, ion channels in that cell open, and this launches a sequence ...

Available as a sedan or four-door coupe, our test of the 2003 Saturn Ion didn’t have many high points. General Motors has made some changes in 2005, but they do not overcome the car’s weaknesses.