Drones aren’t anything new—multi-rotor aircraft are becoming a bigger part of people’s lives every day. From the latest batch of up-and-coming urban air mobility companies to hobby applications, ...

FORT RUCKER, Ala. -- Before turbine engines took over the world of rotor-wing Aviation, a proof-of-concept system revolutionized helicopter flight with a radical new rotor design. The Lockheed CL-475 ...

In recent months, General Motors, Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, and Hyundai have all submitted patents for improved rotor designs for electric motors in the quest to improve power and efficiency. BMW has ...

The most important magnet layouts in rotors of hybrid permanent-magnet synchronous machines (PMSM) for electric vehicles are compared in a variety of characteristics. The effect of different rotor ...

Scientists in Singapore have made a groundbreaking achievement after they developed a tiny maple seed-inspired monocopter drone capable of flying for nearly half an hour with a single rotor. The team ...