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SAE Automotive Podcast: V2X Vehicle Communications
We talk to Honda and Miovision about their V2X communication strategies and products.
Technical Innovation Manned Systems
Volvo Penta Announces Latest Industrial Genset Engine
Volvo unveils the latest addition to their stationary power generation portfolio, the natural-gas fed G17 engine.
News AR/AI
CES 2026: Caterpillar Launches AI Assistant for Jobsites and Machines
Caterpillar used the CES 2026 venue to unveil Cat AI Assistant.
News Manned Systems
Turntide Cuts Time to Market for Electric Construction Equipment
A new semi-integrated axial flux EDU platform is validated and tested upfront for electric and hybrid system manufacturers.
Briefs Energy
Electric Eel Biology Inspires Powerful Gel Battery
Power sources used in devices found in or around biological tissue must be flexible and non-toxic, while still powerful enough to support demanding technologies such as medical devices or soft robotics. To achieve this balance, researchers at Penn State are taking inspiration from electric eels. Read on to learn more.
Articles Energy
DC Fast-Charging Adapters Are a Transition Strategy, Not a Stopgap
In the evolution of fast charging, success will not be measured solely by how quickly a new standard is adopted, but by how responsibly the industry manages the journey there. Read on to learn more.
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New Products
See the new products, including Littelfuse's TPSMB Asymmetrical Series TVS Diodes; Siemens' SICHARGE FLEX product family, its next-generation EV distributed charging system; Renesas Electronics Corporation's expansion of its software-defined vehicle solution offerings centered around the fifth generation (Gen 5) R-Car family; and much more.
Briefs Energy
Breakthrough in Carbon-Based Battery Materials Improves Safety, Durability, and Power
This research demonstrates a new way to make carbon-based battery materials much safer, longer lasting, and more powerful by fundamentally redesigning how fullerene molecules are connected. Read on to learn more.
Articles Energy
Shifting from Reactive to Preemptive Thermal Management
A shift from reactive to preemptive thermal management is particularly important for improving performance, efficiency, and service life. By maintaining a uniform, stable temperature and minimizing even small momentary disruptions to such a steady state, thermal management systems backed by coupled electrothermal modeling will be key to pushing the envelope for EV motor quality. Read on to learn more.
Articles Power
A Software-Defined Framework for Interpreting Impedance Signals at Scale
This article presents an impedance-native, software-defined diagnostic framework developed at Energsoft that shifts the focus from impedance measurement to impedance interpretation. Read on to learn more.
Briefs Energy
Supercapacitors That Rival Batteries
In a study published in Nature Communications, a team reveals a new kind of carbon-based material that allows supercapacitors to store as much energy as traditional lead-acid batteries, while delivering power far faster than conventional batteries can manage. Read on to learn more.
Briefs Power
Research Upturns Assumptions About Battery Failure
New research from Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering has solved a major battery mystery that has led to capacity degradation, shortened lifespan and, in some cases, fire. Read on to learn more.
Articles Sensors/Data Acquisition
CES 2026: AI, EVs Need These Power Electronics Updates
Physical AI may have been the dominant keyword at CES 2026, but behind all the hype around that, there were still plenty of companies on hand in Las Vegas focused on less flashy headlines. Read on for some examples of companies working on the power electronics required behind the scenes to make our potential artificial intelligence future possible.
Briefs Energy
Building an Affordable Grid-Scale Alternative to Batteries
Researchers at Rice University have found a new way to improve a key element of thermophotovoltaic systems, which convert heat into electricity via light. Read on to learn more about it.
Briefs Materials
Anode-Free Battery Doubles Electric Vehicle Driving Range
A joint research team led by Professor Soojin Park and Dr. Dong-Yeob Han of the Department of Chemistry at POSTECH, together with Professor Nam-Soon Choi and Dr. Saehun Kim of KAIST, and Professor Tae Kyung Lee and researcher Junsu Son of Gyeongsang National University, has successfully achieved a volumetric energy density of 1270 Wh/L in an anode-free lithium metal battery. This value is nearly twice that of lithium-ion batteries currently used in electric vehicles, which typically deliver around 650 Wh/L. Read on to learn more.
Briefs Power
New Protective Layer Boosts Lithium Metal Battery Performance
The coating toughens the surface of the electrolyte fivefold against fracturing from mechanical pressure. It also makes existing imperfections much less vulnerable to lithium burrowing inside, especially during fast recharging. Read on to learn more.
Application Briefs Weapons Systems
Apache’s New 30mm Proximity Ammunition
The Apache Attack Helicopter AH-64 has reached a new milestone in battlefield capability with the successful live fire test of the 30x113mm XM1225 Aviation Proximity Explosive (APEX) ammunition at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona. Read on to learn more.
Application Briefs Unmanned Systems
Autonomous Undersea Gliders for Anti-Submarine Warfare
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated — from January 17 through January 22 — conducted an Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) demonstration in Icelandic waters using its series of autonomous underwater vehicles. Read on to learn more.
Application Briefs Unmanned Systems
New Autonomous Undersea Vehicle Can Recharge Other Vessels
Lockheed Martin has unveiled the Lamprey Multi Mission Autonomous Undersea Vehicle (MMAUV), a breakthrough “plug-and play” submersible that gives U.S. and allied warfighters technological and strategic advantages in today’s contested maritime arena. Read on to learn more.
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New Products
See the new products, including Signal Hound's VSG200, a 20 GHz vector signal generator offering 40 MHz of realtime streaming bandwidth; LK Metrology's innovative COREX 250; Aerotech Inc.'s launch of its AGV-CPO CORE Performance 2-Axis Laser Scan Head; VPT, Inc.'s release of the VSCPL1210SG, the first point of load DC–DC converter in its award–winning VSC Series of space–grade COTS power supplies; and more.
Articles Robotics, Automation & Control
Leonardo DRS Expands Production Capacity to Advance Naval Power, Sensors, and AI-Driven Mission Systems
Leonardo DRS has opened a new naval power and propulsion manufacturing and testing facility in Charleston, South Carolina, expanding its role in delivering next generation electric propulsion, integrated power systems, and high energy payload support for U.S. Navy surface and undersea platforms. Read on to learn all about it.
Articles Software
Why CFD is Stuck in the File Era
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) workflows are stuck in the file era — results disconnected from their geometry, provenance tracked in spreadsheets, certification evidence scattered across email threads. Flexcompute is building Flexcompute Thread: artifact-native simulation where every result you would normally save to result.png becomes a traceable asset that knows where it came from, automatically. Read on to learn more about it.
Briefs Aerospace
New 3D-Printing and Manufacturing Techniques Grant More Control Over Energetic Material Behavior
Because any small tweaks or environmental changes can dramatically alter how energetic materials function, Purdue University engineer Monique McClain is developing state-of-the-art tools and methods to control these materials’ behavior throughout the manufacturing process and down to the particle level. Read on to learn more.
Articles Unmanned Systems
Success at Sea: NIWC Atlantic Uncrewed Surface Vessel Completes Fastest Transatlantic Crossing
Scientists with Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic’s Unmanned Naval Innovation Team reached a historic milestone on Sept. 9, 2025 when they recovered a U.S. Navy-sponsored Lightfish uncrewed surface vessel (USV) in Troia, Portugal, following its harrowing — and completely solo — transatlantic crossing. This fully autonomous vessel accomplished the journey in just over two months, nearly 12 days faster than the last known previous attempt of its kind. Read on to learn more.
Technical Innovation Manned Systems
Cummins Mid-bore X10 Engine Raises the Performance Bar
Cummins continues to roll out new engine architectures under its fuel-agnostic HELM platform.
Briefs Manned Systems
Vortex Research to Solve Aviation’s Efficiency Tradeoff with Active Strakes
For decades, aircraft have carried a fundamental compromise between their engines and wing flow interactions by using strakes. These are small fins attached at the sides of engine nacelles that generate helpful vortices during takeoff and landing that boost lift and avoid stall, but create unwanted drag during cruise flight. Now, seven William E. Boeing Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics (A&A) undergraduates have advanced a solution that improves this trade-off. Read on to learn more.
Articles Communications
Undetectable Ship-to-Ship Laser Communications
Astrolight recently demonstrated undetectable, unjammable, and high-bandwidth laser-based ship-to-ship communication with its POLARIS terminal during REPMUS’25, NATO’s largest unmanned maritime exercise. Read on to learn more about it.
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
High-Speed Spindles Unlock Five-Axis Machining Innovation with Smaller Tools
For any shop working in aerospace, defense, electronics, or mold-making, especially those handling small diameter tooling, tight tolerances, or exotic materials, the case for high-speed spindle upgrades is increasingly clear. Read on to learn more.
Articles Software
Accurate and Resilient GNSS Timing Modules for Critical Infrastructure
Precise time synchronization is the backbone of today’s connected world, keeping telecom networks, data centers, and financial systems running seamlessly. Without accurate timing, our digital infrastructure would quickly fall out of sync. Septentrio designs and manufactures world recognized Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) timing receivers for critical infrastructure and leading industry organizations. Read on to learn more.
Application Briefs Electronics & Computers
Nanoscale Thermal Prediction for Real-World Chip Design
DARPA’s Microsystems Technology Office launched the Thermal Modeling of Nanoscale Transistors (Thermonat) effort, which aims to combine the accuracy of atom-level physics with the speed required for industry design timelines, targeting predictions within 1°C of ground truth and reducing computation time by more than 1,000x. Read on to learn more.
Application Briefs Unmanned Systems
NightTrain Autonomous Vessel Reaches Critical Design Milestone
BlackSea Technologies marked a key milestone in the development of its NightTrain autonomous surface vessel with a keel-laying ceremony. Read on to learn all about it.
Briefs Materials
EP40: Structural Epoxy Used for Steel Bonding in Marine Applications
Overall, the newly developed testing methodology using EP40 as the model adhesive was effective for evaluating the performance of marine adhesives. Read on to learn more.
Application Briefs Defense
Navy Declares IOC for Small Diameter Bomb
The U.S. Navy recently declared initial operational capability for the Small Diameter Bomb II on the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, marking a significant advancement in the fleet’s precision-strike technology. Read on to learn more.
Application Briefs Weapons Systems
The Navy’s New Advanced Lightweight Torpedo Program
Northrop Grumman will manufacture and deliver to the U.S. Navy a new advanced lightweight torpedo with a custom-designed warhead to increase its lethality. Northrop Grumman will draw upon decades of production expertise to deliver a weapon that fires from multiple naval platforms. Read on to learn more.
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Articles Transportation
WCX 2026: Honda’s Crowdsourced PRMS Can Improve Roads, Drivers
The leader for Honda's project that allows cars and drivers to self-report problems with roads will speak at WCX 2026.
INSIDER Manufacturing & Prototyping
Gore Challenges Wet Sealing with Dry Sealant for Permanent Aircraft Structures
For decades, wet sealing has been accepted as a necessary constraint in aerostructure manufacturing, despite its impact on throughput, variability and necessary...
INSIDER Materials
Developing a Digital Twin to Model Fatigue in 3D-Printed Spacecraft Parts
The rapid production of custom components for rockets and satellites is often essential to support design modifications, repairs, and operational needs in space travel....
INSIDER Unmanned Systems
Airbus Tests Low Cost Missile on New Bird of Prey Interceptor Drone
Airbus completed the first demonstration flight of its new Bird of Prey drone, featuring a low-cost interceptor missile, at a military training area in northern Germany.
News Power
Some Automakers Retreat from North American EV Market
In a somewhat surprising move, even non-U.S. automakers are pulling back from electric vehicles.
Road Ready Automotive
Toyota Expands All-Electric bZ “Family”
Toyota is introducing three new all-electric models for 2026/2027, the C-HR, the bZ Woodland and a totally new Highlander.
News Software
Enabling Certified GoogleTest for Safety-Critical Embedded Software
Parasoft’s C/C++test CT is a TÜV SÜD-certified solution for multiple functional safety standards.
Podcasts Information Technology
Arm’s Agentic AI CPU: Engineering the Next Generation of AI Data Centers
This episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast features highlights from Arm CEO Rene Haas’ keynote at the recent live‑streamed Arm is Everywhere event, where he outlines how agentic AI is reshaping the future of compute. The discussion centers on Arm’s landmark move into silicon with the launch of its Arm agentic AI central processing unit (CPU), purpose‑built for next‑generation AI data centers. Listen now!
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2026 Battery & Electrification Summit (Online)
As electrification reshapes how vehicles are designed, powered, and integrated into energy ecosystems, OEMs and design engineers are faced with complex design challenges.
News Manned Systems
Harbinger Extends its Range of Medium-Duty EVs
Harbinger has unveiled the HC Series, a medium-duty commercial EV truck with an integrated range extender that aims to offer the best of both EC and ICE worlds in terms of range, uptime and payload capacity.
News Manned Systems
Kenworth’s C580 Clocks in for Work
Kenworth has announced a replacement for its long serving C500, the C580. The new model will be Kenworth’s flagship in the heavy-duty off-highway vocational segment and features updated powertrains as well as a new cab.
INSIDER Materials
Army Advances Additive Manufacturing From Experimental Tech to Enterprise Sustainment Tool
The U.S. Army’s adoption of additive manufacturing took another major step forward in March with the opening of a new “Additive Makerspace” at...
INSIDER Defense
Researchers Introduce New Digital Calibration Method for 'Born Qualified' Parts
The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, is developing a comprehensive suite of capabilities to ensure that additively...
INSIDER Defense
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Welds First Ever Metal 3D-Printed Submarine Component
Engineers recently completed inspection, testing, and shipboard installation of a welded, additively manufactured (AM) copper‑nickel flange for the USS...
Podcasts AR/AI
How AI Acceleration Strategies Are Changing Embedded Computing Architectures
On this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast, we continue our Season 14 focus on military embedded computing and networking, featuring keynote remarks from the 2026 AUSA Global Force Symposium and an interview with Jeff Baldwin, Director of Engineering at Sealevel. Listen now!
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WCX: Expert Claims War Hurting China’s Already-Struggling Economy
As the opening keynote speaker for SAE WCX 2026 in Detroit, China analyst Gordon Chang was direct in his assessment of the Iran war’s effect on China, particularly the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Read on to learn more.
News Energy
WCX: Resilient Propulsion Strategies Require Options
Industry experts - spurred by volatile fuel prices - discuss resilient propulsion strategies at SAE International’s WCX 2026, including EVs, hybrids, PHEVs and gas engines.
Webinars RF & Microwave Electronics
Where Time and Frequency Converge: Multi-Channel RF Analysis for Radar and SATCOM
Modern wireless and satellite communication systems — including SATCOM, radar, and other high-frequency RF applications — require engineers to understand...
News Energy
Career Ford Engineer Zhou Awarded SAE’s Medal of Honor
SAE International named a longtime Ford engineer with its Medal of Honor during its annual World Congress event.
News Power
WCX: NHTSA Open to Negotiated Rulemaking on Some Safety Issues
The chief lawyer for the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration said the agency wants to move quickly to reduce regulatory burden.
INSIDER Manned Systems
Fraunhofer Develops High‑Power Electric Aircraft Motor for Project AMBER
Fraunhofer researchers have unveiled a 750‑kW class electric aircraft motor designed to meet the demanding power density, reliability, and thermal requirements of...
INSIDER Power
New Study Finds Lean-Burn Engines Don’t Reduce Aircraft Contrail Formation
The latest findings in atmospheric research show that less soot does not automatically mean fewer contrail ice crystals. Instead, small volatile particles play a...
INSIDER Manned Systems
NRL Satellite Payloads to Test Situational Awareness, Debris Observation and Detection
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) successfully launched three advanced experimental payloads aboard the Department of War (DoW) Space Test...
News Lighting
Forvia Hella Ready with ADB; NHTSA: Not So Fast
Forvia Hella shows off its adaptive driving beam headlight system, a leap forward for headlights in the U.S.
Quiz Energy
How Much Do You Know About Alternative Fuels?
Fuel supply and costs are a growing concern for consumers and businesses alike. Fleets running medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles have many options beyond conventional diesel fuel. Test your knowledge on the history and current state of alternative fuels with this quiz.
News Manned Systems
Downstream Take on Electric Construction Vehicles
A New Holland dealer and an end user comment on the state of EVs as the manufacturer launches two new mini electric machines at CONEXPO.
Podcasts Software
How Modular Computing Is Accelerating Modern Defense Technology
On this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast, Shaun Fischer, Director of Development and Open Systems Solutions at Leonardo DRS, discusses the company’s newly launched THOR — Tactical, High‑Performance Embedded Computing, Open Architecture, Rugged — embedded computing chassis and the new military applications it is designed to enable. Listen now!
Webinars Software
Driving Reliability: Simulation Driven EMI Techniques for Modern Vehicle Electronics
As modern automative designs increasingly integrate higher-speed electronics, advanced driver assistance systems, and complex on-board computers and sensors,...
Editorial Webinars Software
Smarter Aerospace Manufacturing & Design with Digital Twins and Agentic AI
The fusion of digital twins and agentic AI is revolutionizing aerospace manufacturing and design by enabling intelligent, adaptive, and autonomous systems. This...
INSIDER Manufacturing & Prototyping
Stratasys Selected for DoW Program to Qualify 3D-Printed Parts for Military Platforms
Stratasys Ltd. announced that its parts-on-demand business, Stratasys Direct™, has been selected to take part in the U.S. Department of War’s (DoW)...
INSIDER Aerospace
Reuben Sarkar Selected as New CEO of SAE International
SAE International® has announced the appointment of Reuben Sarkar as Chief Executive Officer and President effective May 18, 2026.
INSIDER Aerospace
TITAN‑AM Program to Industrialize Titanium Additive Manufacturing for Large Aerostructures
GKN Aerospace has launched the Titanium Industrialization and Technology Advancement for Near-net Additive Manufacturing (TITAN-AM) program, an...
INSIDER Manufacturing & Prototyping
Chemeon and SurTec Establish Transatlantic Alliance Focused on Trivalent Surface Technologies
U.S.-based Chemeon Surface Technology and Germany‑based SurTec have formed a strategic transatlantic alliance aimed at expanding the...
News Automotive
AI Excites and Scares Cybersecurity Professionals at WCX
AI and SDVs are changing the face of automotive cybersecurity.
News Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Engineering Better Reusable Bulk Containers for the Automotive Industry
Containers used to ship components for the automotive industry can and should be engineered for better performance and less waste.
News Energy
Mercedes Sticks with EVs After Making a Few Adjustments
Mercedes adapts electric vehicle roadmap to meet customer demand
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New Clean Planet Facility Converts Waste Plastic to Sustainable Aviation Fuel
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New Study Finds Lean-Burn Engines Don’t Reduce Aircraft Contrail Formation
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Forvia Hella Ready with ADB; NHTSA: Not So Fast
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Army Advances Additive Manufacturing From Experimental Tech to Enterprise...
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Downstream Take on Electric Construction Vehicles
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WCX: Expert Claims War Hurting China’s Already-Struggling Economy
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Battery Manufacturing & Simulation Summit 2026
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Virtual Screening of Materials for Increased Battery Performance
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Scaling SDV Development with Virtualization
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