The Caproni Campini N.1 was Italy’s attempt to claim the jet age before jet engines were practical. Built in the 1930s, this ...

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 ...