Mario Merino was interviewed today by Manuel Seara, director of the program “A Hombros de Gigantes” in the national radio (RNE). They spoke of rockets, chemical propulsion, and plasma thrusters, with an emphasis on the objectives of the ERC-ZARATHUSTRA project.
Mario Merino has secured an ERC Proof of Concept grant for his NEPTUNE (Tandem Electrodeless Plasma Thrusters for Universal and Versatile in-Space Propulsion) project. The prestigious funding will accelerate the development of our novel Magnetic Arch Tandem (MAT)...
On July 3 - 4 we had the pleasure to organize and host the 2025 Electrodeless Plasma Thruster Workshop at the Puerta de Toledo Campus of Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. The workshop offered the opportunity to explore open research questions in the field of plasma...
Mario Merino had the opportunity to participate in the 3rd Spanish Fluid Mechanics Conference, which took place in Málaga, Spain, on June 25-27. He presented our latest results on non-linear plasma dynamics in electric propulsion using data-driven analysis techniques....