Researchers at the University of Adelaide have developed a new dry electrode for aqueous batteries which delivers cathodes ...

That's why French aerospace company ThrustMe is pursuing a plan for better ion propulsion tech. They suggest using iodine instead of xenon. Iodine is incredibly prevalent, inexpensive and easy to ...

While it has been considered a promising candidate for a while, a commercial company called ThrustMe is now reporting that it has demonstrated an iodine-powered ion thruster in space for the first ...

The ion propellant comes pre-loaded in the NPT30-I2. When the engine is brought on line, the plug is heated and sublimates into gas. The iodine molecules are then given an electric charge and ...

Australian researchers have developed a new dry electrode fabrication strategy for aqueous zinc-iodine batteries. They say it ...

In contrast, iodine is cheap, is abundant, and can be stored as a solid, enabling much more compact thrusters at less than half the cost of an equivalent xenon system. But iodine is also corrosive ...