Electrostatic motors are now common in MEMS applications, but researchers at the University of Wisconsin and spinoff C-Motive Technologies have brought macroscale electrostatic motors back. [via ...

On Sunday, the University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldog Rocketry Team will be testing a motor they built. The test will take place in the back field of the farm at the UMD Research and Field Studies ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Reproduction of an electrostatic ...

The AEGIS SGR Bearing Protection Ring™ can now be installed quickly and easily with conductive epoxy. For motors controlled by variable-frequency drives (VFDs), the ring channels harmful motor-shaft ...

Instructables member Joehan has published details of a DIY electrostatic motor or “capacitor motor” that has been created using 3D printing and is capable of providing 2 Watt HV power. The DIY ...

WASHINGTON — A test firing of the first-stage motor of NASA’s planned Ares 1 crew launch vehicle will take place no earlier than Sept. 10 as NASA and its contractor, Alliant Techsystems (ATK), ...

Northrop Grumman Corporation along with NASA and Lockheed Martin successfully performed a ground firing test of the abort motor for NASA’s Orion spacecraft Launch Abort System (LAS) at Northrop ...

The technology inside Accutron watches was so revolutionary when it launched in 1960 that it didn’t merely reflect the ongoing Space Race, it drove it forward. Accutron was first introduced by ...

Watching the gears, springs, and other mechanicals working away inside a traditional watch is a thing of mesmerizing beauty. This is a key feature of the Accutron DNA, as the dial actually exposes the ...

It is pretty damn cool. I wonder if that may be the way to go for e.g. space. Anyone knows any more about such motors? I can't really find much online except for old patent applications and zillion ...