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IPROP research presented at ICD 2026 in Southampton

The IPROP project was recently represented at the International Conference on Dielectrics (ICD 2026), held in Southampton, United Kingdom, from 21 to 25 June 2026.

IPROP advances toward ion-powered flight with successful airship tests

The IPROP project has reached a significant milestone with the successful flight testing of its second pre-demonstrator airship, marking steady progress toward its long-term ambition – the development of a fully ion-powered airship.

IPROP presented at the ICPIG 2025

The latest IPROP research results “Simulation of an Ionization Wave Propagating Along a Silicon-Based Surface” have presented by CNRS partner, where presented at the 36th International Conference on Phenomena in Ionized Gases (ICPIG), on 25th July, in Aix-en-Provence.

With the IPROP project, towards a lighter, cleaner airship

With the IPROP project, towards a lighter, cleaner airship

This vision for greener aviation was recently featured on 26th May 2025 in La Repubblica, the most widely read newspaper in Italy, thanks to an interview with Marco Belan, professor of fluid dynamics at Politecnico di Milano, leader of the IPROP project. The article available at this link: https://quotidiano.repubblica.it/edicola/edicola.jsp

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