A hybrid Cessna 337 taxied down a Southern California runway and lifted into the air. The plane, a type commonly used as an ...

The UA Power Group designed a silicon carbide-based motor drive for the hybrid version of a plane commonly used as an air ...

SEATTLE — A plane that will never need traditional fuel landed at Boeing Field, making history. “The first electric aircraft to land at Boeing Field,” said Deputy Airport Director David Decoteau. The ...

Launching things with electromagnetism is pretty fun, with linear induction motors being a popular design that finds use from everywhere in hobby designs like [Tom Stanton]’s to the electromagnetic ...

Korean scientists present a copper-free motor that uses carbon nanotube wires, promising lighter and greener energy.

Powered by four electric motors, the ES-30 can fly 124 miles in emissions-free “electric mode” or 249 miles in “hybrid mode” with the help of two turbo generators. The reserve-hybrid system means that ...

David Pogue is a six-time Emmy winner for his stories on "CBS Sunday Morning," where he's been a correspondent since 2002. Pogue hosts the CBS News podcast "Unsung Science." He's also a New York Times ...

A hybrid Cessna 337 in California completed a successful test flight using a silicon carbide-based inverter developed by the ...