Forget heavy batteries because this hydrogen-powered motor delivers 1,000 hp from a 94kg package ...

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 ...

What if the very principles that have powered industry for over a century were suddenly turned on their head? For decades, electromagnetic motors—reliant on copper windings and rare earth magnets—have ...

In April 2026, electric aviation observers are still parsing a claim that first drew attention in early 2025: a motor ...

Smaller, lighter drives are intended to ensure lower CO₂ emissions in aviation. Fraunhofer has developed an efficient ...

The world of electric motor tech moves fast. Just months after YASA claimed an unofficial record for the most power-dense unit ever, the Mercedes-owned company specializing in axial-flux design motors ...

Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Systems and Device Technology (IISB) has developed a new lightweight, ...

This remarkable miniature rotorcraft is so lightweight and efficient that it can lift its own mass given nothing but sunlight. The entire thing weighs about as much as four paperclips, and it can fly ...

Nikesh Kooverjee has been contributing to the automotive sphere for 11 years. His previous roles include Digital Editor at CAR South Africa and associate editor at CarBuzz. He has always had a strong ...