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Camless Engine Evaluation Nearly Complete in China
Later this year, concept evaluation of Freevalve AB’s radical camless engine technology is expected to be completed by Qoros Auto. The technology, known as Qamfree, could lead to...
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Reconfigurable Chip Usage Ramps up as ADAS Advances
Reconfigurable processors have seen growing use in rapidly-changing infotainment systems and are expanding into advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). The role of field-programmable...
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HTT to Launch India’s First Hyperloop
Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board (APEDB) to facilitate the development of HTT’s Hyperloop...
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Mahindra & Mahindra Develops Its First-Ever Driverless Tractor
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. has developed its first-ever driverless tractor slated for availability beginning in early 2018.
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Three-Stream Engine Architecture Eyed for Next-Gen Military Aircraft
As fifth-generation fighter aircraft continue to fight their way into budgets and operation plans, there is already much work being done toward the development of...
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Is Aviation on the Verge of an Electric Propulsion Disruption?
Electric propulsion is shaping the future of the automotive and the aerospace business. The question is no longer whether we will or will not drive...
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Boeing to Leverage Aurora Acquisition for Technical Know-How
When considering Boeing’s recent acquisition of Aurora Flight Sciences, which was officially completed November 8, the question is not why a company like Boeing would be...
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3D Systems Unveils Next-Gen High-Production Additive Metal Solution
3D Systems' next-generation additive metal production platform is designed to allow manufacturers to scale their additive manufacturing platform for integration into the...
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Painless Microneedles Extract Fluid for Wearable Sensors for Soldiers
Sandia National Laboratories and University of New Mexico researchers have developed unique microneedle-based sensor technology that they hope can someday be used to...
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New Gaming System Helps Soldiers Test Virtual Versions of Gear
The Army is rolling out a new gaming system, called Operation Overmatch, that soldiers can use to test virtual versions of gear and operation concepts that could be...
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Researchers Show How Fear Memories Can Be Erased
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have devised a method to selectively erase particular fear memories by weakening the connections between the nerve cells (neurons)...
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Assessing a Vehicle’s Cooling System Performance
Off-highway OEMs historically have utilized simple 1-Dimensional analyses (either themselves or through their cooling system suppliers) to predict the cooling performance of each...
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Kohler Engineers New 5400 Engines for Lower NVH, Easier Start-Ups
For lawn tractor applications, easy-starting and smooth-operating engines are key to user satisfaction. Wisconsin-based engine and power systems manufacturer Kohler has...
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Streamlining Advanced Composites Testing
As the use of composite materials continues to expand in the aerospace industry, test standards and corresponding customer requirements will continue to evolve. While qualification of these unique...
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Self-Lubricating Sliding Bearings
Following in-house tribological testing and customer-specific field investigations, Federal-Mogul Powertrain's (Southfield, MI) deva.tex self-lubricating composite bearings are being commercialized for use...
Product Briefs RF & Microwave Electronics
Dynamic Inclination Sensor
Inclination measurement in mobile machines is exposed to motion, shock and vibration. Under these influences, normal inclinometers will give incorrect values affecting sensor accuracy. ASM Sensors' (Elmhurst, IL)...
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Anti-Vandal Switches
CIT Relay & Switch (Minneapolis, MN), a division of Circuit Interruption Technology, Inc., offers 16-amp UL-approved anti-vandal pushbutton switches in 25 mm, 28 mm or 30 mm (0.984 in, 1.10 in or 1.18 in) sizes. All...
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All-Wheel Drive Protection System
Safe Shift all-wheel drive protection system from Marmon-Herrington (Louisville, KY) is a proprietary electronic control system that prevents damage to axle, driveline, and transfer case components commonly...
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Renewable Jet Fuel Takes Flight
In 2016, U.S. military and commercial flights together used more than 20 billion gallons of jet fuel. So how do we make air travel easier on the environment? University of Delaware researchers are working...
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NASA, Boeing Test Synthetic Vision
NASA and Boeing are working together under a new Space Act Agreement to improve flight training and aviation safety using NASA’s synthetic vision technologies and Boeing’s 787 simulators. Synthetic...
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A Better Understanding of Space — Via Helicopter
An algorithm that helps engineers design better helicopters may help astronomers more precisely envision the formation of planets and galaxies. The new model understands how black holes, planets, and galaxies emerge from the vortex-rich environments of space. Researchers drew inspiration from a...
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Navistar, VW Pursue Common Electric Powertrain, Global Connectivity Platform
At the inaugural North American Commercial Vehicle (NACV) Show in late September, Navistar president and CEO Troy Clarke signaled an acceleration of new product...
Original Equipment Propulsion
Case IH Quadtrac CVX the First Articulated Tracked Tractor to Offer a CVT
The most significant upgrade to Case IH’s Quadtrac and Steiger articulated tracked tractors for 2018 is a new CVXDrive transmission supplied by ZF, the first...
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Hardide Coatings to Construct Two Additional U.S.-Based Reactors
Hardide Coatings Ltd, developer of Hardide surface coating technology, has recently completed raising funds for the construction of two additional reactors at the...
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Simulation Key to Additive Manufacturing Analysis at MTC
When 3D printing first hit the consumer market, it was considered a novelty and a gimmick. However, the professional market has leveraged the technology, incorporated other...
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Tenneco Takes Active (And Passive) Approach to Thermal Management
At the inaugural North American Commercial Vehicle (NACV) Show in Atlanta this past September, Tenneco executives detailed the company’s latest system solutions...
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Spike Aerospace Validates Supersonic Aero Design with Subsonic Demonstrator
Recently, the Boston-based start-up, Spike Aerospace, successfully completed test flights of the SX-1.2—a subscale, subsonic, unmanned demonstrator for the...
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GE Additive Unveils Project ATLAS Program’s First 3D Printer
As additive technology continues to transform the manufacturing world with lighter and stronger parts, there has been an increasing demand from many industries for additive...
News Manufacturing & Prototyping
Arconic and Airbus Cooperate on 3D Printing Research
Arconic and Airbus recently announced a multi-year cooperative research agreement to advance metal 3D printing for aircraft manufacturing. Together, the companies will develop...
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Lincoln’s Tech-Rich 2019 Nautilus Replaces MKX Crossover
The 2019 Nautilus crossover is something of a watershed for Ford’s upscale Lincoln brand, ushering a return to model names rather than alphanumeric designations, introducing of...
News Propulsion
Hybrid Propulsion to Get Closer with the E-Fan X
Over the last decade there have been numerous studies and research programs—government and industry-funded—as well as work in universities, aerospace academies, and other science-based...
INSIDER Aerospace
NASA Unveils the Future of Science Drones
NASA scientists now have use of two agency-developed unmanned aerial systems that some say represent the future for drone aircraft. The drones purposely were designed for scientific...
INSIDER Aerospace
Sensors Detect Aircraft Damage as it Occurs
The Army developed and tested networked acoustic emission sensors that can detect airframe damage on conceptual composite UH-60 Black Hawk rotorcraft. The sensing method can be used to reliably...
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