
Combustion-free propeller-free aeroplane takes flight
Five metre wingspan Star Trek-inspired prototype demonstrates the feasibility of electroaerodynamics to fly solid-state aeroplanes
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Anna Demming is a science journalist.
Anna was materials editor of Physics World from 2018 to 2019 and was previously editor of the website Nanotechweb. She studied nanostructures for her PhD in the context of photonics, specifically plasmonics and scanning near-field microscopy. In her spare time she runs and performs in a Bristol-based dance theatre company.
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