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       Ion Power 
       By: AGelbert Date: November 28, 2018, 11:50 am
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       [center]Ion ⚡ drive: The first flight[/center]
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       nature video
       Published on Nov 21, 2018
       Researchers from MIT have flown a plane without moving parts for
       the first time. It is powered by an ‘ion drive’ which uses high
       powered electrodes to ionise and accelerate air particles,
       creating an ‘ionic wind’. This wind drove a 5m wide craft across
       a sports hall. Unlike the ion drives which have powered space
       craft for decades, this new drive uses air as the accelerant.
       The researchers say it could power silent drones.
       Read the original research paper:
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       Read Nature’s Editorial which also raises possible concerns
       about how a silent drone might be used:
  HTML https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07477-9
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