Can a sailboat actually move against the wind? At first glance, it seems impossible—the wind blows, the sails catch it, and ...

A new electric solar wind sail is almost ready for implementation. Electric sail propulsion might have a large impact on space research and space travel throughout the solar system. The electric solar ...

NASA is gearing up to launch an advanced solar sail spacecraft later this month. Using a new boom made of lightweight polymer composites, the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System is scheduled to lift ...

STORY: Notice anything different about this carrier ship? It’s been fitted with two special sails called WindWings which study how harnessing wind power can cut emissions and energy usage in the ...

The electric solar wind sail is a propulsion system that uses the solar wind proton flow as a source of momentum for spacecraft thrust. The momentum of the solar wind is transferred to the spacecraft ...

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Next-generation spacecraft sailing to interstellar space may soon rely on harnessing solar wind to produce momentum, as scientists from NASA begin experimentations in Alabama for an advanced ...

Welcome to the "green" age of commercial shipping. A German-made cargo ship will soon set sail, literally. The ship will be carried over the water partly by wind power. The sails are from a German ...

These SailGP boats don’t just float, they fly. The ultralight F50 catamarans are fitted with twin hydrofoils that lift the ...

Predictwind's Nick Olson and Doyle Sails' Mike Sanderson gave competitors some pointers for success in the upcoming PC ...

A cargo sailboat docked in Brooklyn Bridge Park on May 13, bringing thousands of bottles of wine from France to Brooklyn by wind power. The schooner by French company Grain de Sail docked at One°15 ...