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SAE J3400/2 Update Brings Quicker NACS Charging
As SAE standard J3400 (also known as NACS) is being adopted by automakers and deployed on the latest EVs, the standard itself is still evolving. That latest evolution is SAE J3400/2. That...
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
From Mine to Battery: The Growing Importance of Graphite Purity and Provenance
Collaborating across sectors and keeping up with developments in analysis tools will be crucial as the transition to a more sustainable energy landscape occurs in the future. Read on to learn more.
Articles Energy
Laying the Building Blocks for the EV Smart Grid
This article introduces the fundamental concepts behind EV load management, which allows fleet operators to fit more EV chargers on the utility service that they currently have. Read on to learn more.
Briefs Energy
Spray Drying Tech Used in Instant Coffee Applied to High-Capacity Battery Production
The Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) and the Korea Institute of Materials Science have jointly developed spray drying technology-based high-performance dry electrode manufacturing technology for the realization of high-capacity secondary batteries. Read on to learn more.
Briefs Energy
How Can We Optimize Solid-State Batteries? Try Asking AI
Researchers at Tohoku University developed a data-driven AI framework that points out potential solid-state electrolyte candidates that could be “the one” to create an ideal sustainable energy solution. Read on to learn more.
Briefs Materials
Diagnosing a Dud May Lead to a Better Battery
A team of chemists led by Feng Lin and Louis Madsen found a way to see into battery interfaces, which are tight, tricky spots buried deep inside the cell. Read on to learn what this means.
Articles Test & Measurement
How Battery Simulation Is Taking High-Performance EV Development to New Heights
What was once a specialized capability is now becoming a cornerstone of modern EV development. Simulation delivers speed, accuracy, and flexibility — qualities that are essential to staying competitive in advanced electrification. Read on to learn more.
Briefs Energy
Smoothing Over Rough Edges in Batteries
Battery performance suffers over time, like when a phone needs to be charged more frequently after years of use. A thin film that forms on the metal anode when the battery is charging and discharging plays a part in that issue. This film has benefits, but its roughness gradually wears the battery down. Researchers have discovered a temporary version of this film that appears at rapid discharge speeds and dissolves back into the battery when the process finishes. Read on to learn more.
Products Electronics & Computers
New Products
See the new products, including Shin-Etsu Silicones of America's SDP-6560 A/B liquid-dispensed gap filling, a non-adhesive curing silicone thermal interface material; Navitas Semiconductor's new portfolio of Gen-3 ‘Fast’ (G3F) 650 V SiC MOSFETs; Freudenberg Sealing Technologies' optimized sealing material for e-mobility applications; and more.
Articles Energy
Why Accurate SoC and SoH Estimation Is Critical for Battery Longevity and Business Success
The modern world runs on battery power. The world’s most critical industries are widely adopting battery-powered systems to achieve decarbonization goals, energy independence, and mobility. Still, like any technology, battery performance and business success depend on how well they’re managed. Read on to learn what this means.
News Robotics, Automation & Control
Factory Robots See Slight Drop in Growth, but Still Have Momentum
Despite a slight drop in the installations of factory robots in 2024, the push to automate automotive and other manufacturing was carrying momentum into fiscal 2025 and...
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
Reclaiming Readiness: Advancing US Defense Through Scalable Additive Manufacturing
It is critical to demonstrate that the United States can readily maintain its defense capabilities even if current conventional supply chains break down or critical manufacturing hubs come under threat. This is where advanced manufacturing in general and additive manufacturing (AM) specifically stands out not as a futuristic technology promise, but as a practical and proven production solution that directly supports our defense industrial base and mission assurance. Read on to learn more.
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
When Innovation Outpaces Infrastructure: R&D’s New Reality in Aerospace
Aerospace research and development is at a turning point. Emerging technologies promise faster and more efficient systems, but also expose deep limitations in aging infrastructure, siloed processes, and manual workflows. The growing disconnect between technological advances and the physical and organizational infrastructures that support them creates a bottleneck to industry progress. Read on to learn what this means.
Articles Materials
Confidence Through Testing: How to Design a Practical Structural Test Program
Here, we share a practical approach to building a structural testing strategy grounded in real-world challenges.
Articles Aerospace
The Tug-of-War Between Speed and Strength
Here, Jeff Wood, from mil-spec cable specialist WireMasters, explains the importance of both performance and resilience in wiring solutions for aviation and military, and how to find a middle ground that best fits the application.
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
101st Combat Aviation Brigade Makes History with First MUOS Connectivity in a Helicopter
In a groundbreaking achievement, the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division earlier this year became the first unit to successfully use the Mobile User Objective System function of the Army/Navy Portable Radio Communications (AN/PRC) 158 and 162 radios for conventional rotary wing operations. Read on to learn more.
Briefs Manufacturing & Prototyping
New Laser Technique Revolutionizes Ultra-High Ceramic Manufacturing for Spacecraft
A new technique that leverages the concept of sintering, can be used to create ceramic coatings, tiles or complex three-dimensional structures, which allows for increased versatility when engineering new devices and technologies. Read on to learn more about it.
Briefs Mechanical & Fluid Systems
A Twist in Topology Optimization Leads to High-Performing Heat Exchanger
By combining topology optimization and additive manufacturing, a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers created a twisty high-temperature heat exchanger that outperformed a traditional straight channel design in heat transfer, power density and effectiveness. Read on to learn more.
News Manned Systems
ZF Meets Changing EV Market with Suite of Improved Components
ZF Group announced this week that it has developed a flexible and modular EV powertrain solution called EV Select that it says meets or exceeds current production technology for...
Briefs Materials
New Copper Alloy Could Provide Breakthrough in Durability for Military Systems
U.S. Army researchers, in collaboration with academic partners, invented a stronger copper that could help advance defense, energy and aerospace industries thanks to its ability to endure unprecedented temperature and pressure extremes. Read on to learn more.
Application Briefs Weapons Systems
A400M DIRCM Upgrades
Airbus has been awarded a contract from the German procurement agency Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr (BAAINBw) to equip 23 Luftwaffe A400Ms with DIRCM protection systems. Read on to learn more.
Technology Report Manned Systems
Industry Vet: Rapid Change Required to Catch up to Chinese EV Maker
Terry Woychowski, CEO of engineering consultancy Caresoft Global, had a stark, sobering message for a meeting in Auburn Hills of the Society for Automotive Analysts in...
Application Briefs Aerospace
G5000 Prime Flight Deck
Garmin introduced its new G5000 PRIME flight deck for Part 25 transport aircraft at the 2025 Paris Air Show. Read on to learn more.
Application Briefs Aerospace
Spyder Rocket’s First Hypersonic Flight
UP Aerospace has achieved a significant milestone with the successful launch of its high-performance Spyder rocket. The maiden flight took place at Launch Complex 36, in White Sands, New Mexico, marking a new era in hypersonic mission capabilities. Read on to learn more.
News Manned Systems
48V Is Coming, and Not Just for EVs
In every corner of the automotive power engineering world, there are discussions and debates over the merits of 48V power networks vs. legacy 12V power networks. The dialogue started over 20 years ago,...
Application Briefs Power
Hybrid Electric EWIS System
GKN Aerospace has completed and delivered the first high voltage Electrical Wiring Interconnection System for the Clean Aviation SWITCH project. Read on to learn more.
Products Software
New Products
See the new products, including Microchip Technology's PolarFire® Core Field-Programmable Gate Arrays and System on Chips; an electromechanical subsea actuator from WITTENSTEIN motion control Gmbh; PI's expansion of its PICMA® piezo stack actuator series; Samtec, Inc.'s microwave cable assemblies using Nitrowave™ cable technology; and more.
Articles Aerospace
Are Military Avionics Systems Ready for Artificial Intelligence?
This article highlights trends across several industry partnerships, demonstration flights and the enabling elements that are providing opportunities to integrate AI and ML into military avionics systems. Read on to learn more.
News Propulsion
Toyota’s Multi-Pathway Future on Full Display
Toyota’s 2025 Headquarters Confidential (HQC) event in Plano, Texas, was, as in past years, a broad glimpse into what the Toyota and Lexus brands are planning for North America in the...
Road Ready Power
Driving the New Nissan Leaf Prototype
The first two-generations of the Leaf were about as exciting to drive as watching a slug inch its way across a sidewalk. Scratch that — at least a slug leaves a sparkly trail behind it. The Leaf,...
Q&A Aerospace
Lyten Says 3D Graphene Could Disrupt Racing, Automotive and Space
Lyten is best-known as the developer of next-gen lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery technology. But new work on 3D Graphene means Lyten is branching out into motorsports with...
Technical Innovation Manned Systems
Natural Gas Infrastructure Is Scaling Fast for HD Fleets
A significant shift is transforming the heavy-duty transportation sector: the rapid advancement of natural gas and renewable natural gas (RNG).
News Energy
Volvo CE Not Letting up on Electric
Volvo Construction Equipment made a big statement at Bauma 2025 by displaying an all-EV lineup and revealing a new electric articulated hauler to boot. The company has come a long way since the 2019...
Articles Power
Cummins’ X15 Is a Model of Design Efficiency
As AI and other deep-learning tools begin to help shape the transportation industry, they also bring improvements to existing technology. Modeling and simulation software has rapidly become a...
News Connectivity
Audio Updates You Can’t Even Hear
While autonomous driving, electric powertrains and the evolving role of AI in automotive get most of the attention (deservedly, sure), technological advancements aimed at the audio experience in...
News Test & Measurement
2026 Toyota BZ: Improved, but Still Not a WheeeeeEV
The Toyota bZ is growing into a real EV. Following complaints-a-plenty from buyers of the bZ4x, the clunky name given to previous versions, Toyota has improved everything from the design...
Podcasts Aerospace
In-Memory Computing Chip Is a Processing Breakthrough for On-Device AI Applications
EnCharge AI CEO Naveen Verma is the guest on this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast to explain the in-memory computing architecture of their new AI chip.
News Green Design & Manufacturing
Orbis Says HaloDrive Axial-Flux Motor Available for In-Wheel, Other Uses
After years of development, Orbis Electric is introducing its HaloDrive axial flux e-motor /generator that it says is “slimmer, lighter, lower cost and more...
INSIDER Defense
Navy Completes 73-Hour Nonstop Flight of Solar-Powered UAS
The U.S. Navy, in partnership with Skydweller Aero, recently achieved continuous solar-powered uncrewed flight during a nonstop three-day test from Stennis, Mississippi.
INSIDER Defense
Joby, L3Harris to Develop Autonomous Hybrid VTOL for Defense Applications
Joby Aviation and L3Harris Technologies have announced a new partnership to explore the development of a new aircraft class for defense applications. The gas turbine...
INSIDER Photonics/Optics
German Satellite's Multispectral Camera Improves Weather Forecasting Data
The German Space Agency is planning the launch of the Metop-SGA1 satellite of the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)...
News Power
Bidirectional Charging Is Nearly Mainstream
A home in Silicon Valley goes dark for a moment, then clicks back to life. A GM Energy employee had switched off the house's access to the grid. When it detects a lack of power the GM Energy...
News Manned Systems
Hydrogen’s Humming in Power Generation
Not long ago we covered some high-profile struggles hydrogen-technology companies had encountered, including Nikola and Hyzon both deciding to cease operations. But despite legitimate challenges,...
Podcasts Electronics & Computers
A Quantum Accelerated Digital Twin for Aerospace and Defense Simulation
Abhishek Chopra, BQP Founder, CEO, and Chief Scientific Officer, is the guest on this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast to explain how their simulation technology leverages quantum algorithms for simulation and modeling.
Q&A Energy
On Road to Net Zero, GKN Tackles Easiest Improvements First
Regardless of whether the shifting political climate in America affects U.S. OEM and supplier sustainability efforts, the world isn’t pausing on the reduction of carbon emissions...
Articles Design
From ADAS to SDVs with Plato Pathros
An experienced engineer with a history in software development and systems engineering, Plato Pathrose is turning from ADAS to SDVs with his latest work. Pathrose’s third book, Software Defined...
INSIDER Manufacturing & Prototyping
Navy Prototypes Portable Hydrogen Generator to Reduce Detectability
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has prototyped a Hydrogen Small Unit Power (H-SUP) system to reduce detectability and improve readiness of Marine Corps in...
INSIDER Defense
Next Generation Missile Warning Satellite Completes Environmental Testing
The first of a new, more capable, more survivable missile warning satellite, designed by Lockheed Martin for today’s highly contested space domain, has successfully...
INSIDER Manned Systems
Advanced Subsystems Improve Performance of Eurofighter Radar Mk1
Eurofighter Common Radar System Mark 1 (ECRS) is the next-generation Eurofighter radar system to be fielded by the air forces of Germany and Spain. Based on a multi-channel...
INSIDER Defense
Anduril Becomes Third US Supplier of Solid Rocket Motors
If the battlefield in Ukraine is any indication, future wars will be fought in part through large expenditures of missiles over a sustained period of time. But for missile salvos to...
On-Demand Webinars Energy
Powering the Future: The Latest 48V Trends, Applications, and Usage in the Automobile Industry
As the automotive industry rapidly evolves to support higher power demands, it must overcome the challenge of optimizing power efficiency and...
Supplier Eye Power
Looking Ahead to 2026
September is unofficially known in the industry as a key forecasting month. It’s when several suppliers lock in their revenue forecasts for the next year. As we approach 2026, there are still several balls in the...
Articles Communications
Making Connections: New V2X Tech Brings in Smartphones, Next-Gen ECall
To point at just one example of the continued evolution of V2X technologies, let’s take a quick visit to Japan and the 2025 JSAE Annual Spring Congress this May....
Podcasts Electronics & Computers
Microchip’s New Processor Enables Scalable Computing Performance
Bill Dillard, Senior Manager of Aerospace and Defense at Microchip, is the guest on this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast to explain how the PIC64 could also advance embedded processing performance for a wide variety of aerospace and defense applications.
INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
Korean P-3C Maritime Patrol Aircraft Receive Satellite Communications Upgrades
Get SAT, the Seoul, South Korea-based satellite terminals maker, has completed installations and upgrades of two P-3C maritime patrol aircraft for the Republic...
INSIDER Manufacturing & Prototyping
Australian Researchers Create Stronger, Cheaper 3D-Printed Titanium Alloy
Engineers from RMIT University — based in Melbourn, Australia — have produced a new type of 3D-printed titanium that’s about a third cheaper than commonly used...
INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
Vulcan Rocket Completes First National Security Launch for Space Force
United Launch Alliance's (ULA) Vulcan Centaur V rocket recently completed its first National Security Space Launch (NSSL) mission for the U.S. Space Force (USSF). On...
News Power
Converting Classic Cars Is Just Step One of This Mission
Electrogenic founder and CEO Steve Drummond believes EVs are here to help. “Saving the World One Car at a Time” is even painted on the company’s headquarters near Oxford, England.
Podcasts Unmanned Systems
Piasecki's KARGO UAV Program: Enabling Uncrewed Logistics
John Piasecki, CEO of Piasecki Aircraft Corporation, is the guest on this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast to discuss the future of the KARGO UAV program.
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A New Additive Manufacturing Accelerator for the U.S. Navy in Guam
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Rewriting the Engineer’s Playbook: What OEMs Must Do to Spin the AI Flywheel
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2026 Toyota RAV4 Review: All Hybrid, All the Time
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