NASA is preparing to test experimental propulsion technology with a new zero-emission airplane officially designated X-57 (but affectionately nicknamed Maxwell). The aircraft’s 14 electric motors turn ...

Sooner than expected, NASA has gotten back in the game with X-Planes. The program starts with the X-57, a 14-motor, all-electric, 4-seat plane nicknamed Maxwell. The U.S. Air Force gets to assign ...

An artist’s impression of the final form of the X-57 Maxwell in flight over California. Image: Rendering: NASA Langley / Advanced Concepts Lab, AMA, Inc. Graphics: Vicky Leta 120 years ago, Orville ...

Back in February, NASA announced that it intends to bring back the X-planes, a series of experimental aircraft designed to test out new technologies that dates back to the first plane to break the ...

There's been a lot of focus on electric cars over the past few years, but roadways aren't the only place companies and organizations are putting effort into. Over at NASA, researchers are testing a ...

NASA Langley/Advanced Concepts Lab, AMA, Inc. Electric cars are coming into their own. Every major car company in the world is researching battery-powered vehicles, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, and a ...

NASA's all-electric aircraft, X-57 Maxwell, is almost ready to take its first flight. While other companies are putting their efforts into developing zero-emission vehicles, the international space ...