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New Chemistry Aims to Slash Fuel-Cell PGM Costs by 50%
Hydrogen fuel cells are steadily proving to be a competitive zero-emissions solution for powering heavy trucks, railway locomotives and ships, as well as for various stationary-energy...
News Test & Measurement
Hyundai Breaks Ground for Safety Test and Investigation Lab
Hyundai Motor America is creating an industry-unique testing zone to address root cause crash investigations and electric vehicle/future product analysis activities at its...
News Regulations/Standards
The Battle over EV Value-Add Has Begun
A critical industry transition is underway that some already are viewing as an impending battle. At stake is supplier value-add share versus that of OEMs as light-vehicle propulsion formats shift from...
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2022 Honda Civic Hatchback Enjoys Premium Assembly, Weight-Cutting Measures
As a veteran manufacturing engineer, Jill Fuel was an ideal choice for the project leader for the production launch of Honda’s 2022 Civic Hatchback at Honda's...
Blog RF & Microwave Electronics
Underwater Security System
KnightShield covers medium ranges in ports and detects hostile divers – whether using closed or open breathing apparatus – as well as AUVs, SDVs, DPVs, and UUVs.
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Chattanooga Power Haus
Volkswagen is rapidly gaining on General Motors, Ford and Tesla in terms of overall EV development and production assets in North America, industry analysts tell SAE Media. With the recent launch of its $22 million...
INSIDER Materials
Air Force Wind Tunnel Team Takes 3D Printing Program to Next Dimension
It started with a piece here, a small part there. But since its inception at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9 in White Oak,...
INSIDER Manned Systems
Northrop Grumman and Boom Supersonic Collaborate on New Supersonic Aircraft
A new supersonic aircraft tailored to provide quick-reaction capabilities to the U.S. military and allies will be offered through a collaborative agreement between...
INSIDER Aerospace
NASA, GE Complete Historic Hybrid-Electric Propulsion Tests
Sustainable aircraft of the future are going to need propulsion systems that can use technology to generate power comparable to the equipment used in today’s commercial jets. But...
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From Emissions Tech to EV Electronics
A recent visit to Eberspaecher’s North American engineering and manufacturing complex reveals how a global Tier-1 rooted in combustion-engine technology is profitably navigating the transition to the...
Technology Report Manned Systems
Ford Starts the Hard Work of EV Battery, Raw Materials Security
Along with painful jobs news related to its accelerated shift to EVs, Ford Motor Co. had what those scrutinizing electrification trends might deem as positive message when it...
Road Ready Power
Dodge Debuts Charger Daytona SRT Concept Electric Musclecar
If it looks like a Dodge, sounds like a Dodge, and drives like a Dodge, it must be a Dodge. That “must-be” vision has been the perpetual mantra behind the development of a...
News Unmanned Systems
First Electrified Dodge Arrives for 2023 MY
The industry’s red-hot and crowded compact-utility vehicle market gets a newcomer for the 2023 model year with an electrified, top-of-the-line version of the Dodge Hornet. “It’s intentional...
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Raytheon, Northrop Grumman Complete Second Hypersonic Weapon Flight Test
Raytheon Missiles & Defense, in partnership with Northrop Grumman, successfully completed its second flight test of the scramjet-powered Hypersonic Air-breathing...
INSIDER Manned Systems
New Combat Pod System Wakes Up with Software Updates
The operational assessment of the Angry Kitten Combat Pod electronic attack system demonstrated rapid reprogramming between flights. This combat pod, an updated version of the Georgia...
INSIDER RF & Microwave Electronics
Army Cross-Functional Team Tackles Modernization of Air and Missile Defense
The U.S. Army Futures Command Air and Missile Defense Cross-Functional Team (AMD CFT) based in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, is coordinating and accelerating Army efforts to...
News Materials
Engineering Polymers for a Faster-Paced Industry
Engineered polymers are the primary focus of Kara Grasso and her team at DuPont Specialty Products – especially as they apply to introducing the materials to the new wave of start-up OEMs...
Application Briefs Unmanned Systems
Unmanned Hover Plane
The Trojan Unmanned Hover Plane (UHP) is a one-of-a-kind system that bridges the gap between the need to hover and the need to reach long ranges, giving it the ability to perform aerial missions with pinpoint precision.
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2023 Cadillac Lyriq Executive Chief Engineer: New EV Her ‘North Star’
At the Cadillac Lyriq’s media drive program in Utah, SAE Media spoke one-on-one with Jamie Brewer, Lyriq executive chief engineer, about developing the first-ever...
Briefs Energy
An Alternative to Lithium-Ion Batteries
Have we found a better alternative to lithium-ion batteries?
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Advancing Battery Technology: The 2022 Battery Show Preview
The largest battery and electric vehicle technologies trade show in North America.
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Altair Honors Innovations in Sustainability and Lightweighting
Ford follows up its top prize in last year’s Sustainable Product category – for the Mustang Mach-E – with another electric-vehicle winner, the 2022 F-150 Lightning. The...
News AR/AI
Faurecia Puts the ‘Wow Factor’ in Its Process Technologies
Faurecia is on a roll. The France-based Tier 1 has been expanding into clean mobility (including hydrogen storage systems) and recently acquired lighting systems giant Hella....
News Energy
SAE International Extends Call for Abstracts, Seeks Submissions for AeroTech Conference
Engineering Events staff at SAE International in Warrendale, Pennsylvania, have extended the call for abstracts through September 21 for the...
News Software
BMW 7-Series Drives Itself Through Own Assembly
The 1997 James Bond film “Tomorrow Never Dies” obliquely presaged current-day automated-driving technology when the hero remotely piloted his modified BMW 7-Series sedan through a series...
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An EV ‘Lightning Round’ with Ford’s Farley, Field and Zhang
With the industry’s first full teardown of a Ford F-150 Lightning well underway, competitive-analysis specialists Munro & Associates recently purchased a second...
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