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CTOnews.com, July 5 (Xinhua)-- A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently announced an invention that could help the aviation industry significantly reduce its carbon footprint.

At present, only small aircraft can be electrified, while large aircraft still have great challenges, one of the difficulties is the electric engine, it is difficult to achieve the output of large aircraft off the ground.

The MIT team announced the design of a megawatt (Megawatt) electric engine, which could at least create a hybrid aircraft engine, laying a solid foundation for future pure electric engines.

The team has designed and tested the main components of the motor, and detailed calculations show that these components can work as a whole, generating one megawatt of power, while still maintaining the weight and size that compete with the current smaller aero engines.

The team does believe that megawatt motors need to be paired with power sources, such as batteries or fuel cells, so that they can convert electricity into mechanical work to power the aircraft's propellers. In addition, it can be paired with traditional turbofan jet engines to create a hybrid system that uses electric propulsion in some parts of the flight.

The official report of MIT News is attached to CTOnews.com, which can be read in depth by interested users.

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