All helicopters are powered by a turboshaft engine, which is a type of jet engine, but it's different from those found in ...

Jua Tang, a professor at Wuhan University, has created a jet engine prototype that turns electricity directly into thrust. He believes that his invention has the potential to be scaled-up enough ...

But in Tang’s telling, his invention — let’s just call it ... as well — with jet-powered electric cars. "I think the jet engine is more efficient than the electric motor, you can drive ...