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INSIDER Propulsion
Making Aircraft Fuel from Sunlight and Air
Carbon-neutral fuels are crucial for making aviation and maritime transport sustainable. Scientists at ETH Zurich have built a plant that can produce carbon-neutral liquid fuels from sunlight and...
INSIDER Communications
Flexible Antenna Array Could Coat Airplane Wings
Princeton University researchers have taken a step toward developing a type of antenna array that could coat an airplane’s wings. The technology, which could enable many uses of emerging 5G...
News Electronics & Computers
Hyundai CE Launches Next-Gen Electric Forklift
The 2.5-ton B-X electric forklift employs the company’s first application of lithium-iron-phosphate batteries.
INSIDER Design
New Airfield Matting System Being Developed
Since the 1940s, the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) has evaluated expeditionary airfield matting systems that allow military units to quickly build runways, hangar...
INSIDER Sensors/Data Acquisition
Researchers Developing Prototype of Next-Gen Night Vision Technology
Three University of Arkansas researchers — electrical engineering professor Shui-Qing “Fisher” Yu, Distinguished Professor Greg Salamo, and Jin Hu, assistant...
INSIDER Sensors/Data Acquisition
Military Tests New Chemical Agent Detection Systems
Warfighters from across the nation conducted operational testing of new chemical agent detection systems between October and November. Through these warfighters’ efforts, data was...
Technical Innovation Energy
Mahle, Liebherr Develop Active Pre-Chamber for Hydrogen ICE
The collaboration attempts to resolve issues with heavy-duty, hydrogen-fueled engines, namely avoiding pre-ignition and knock without reduced compression ratios.
News Electronics & Computers
Toyota Putting Software First in Global, Connected-Car Architecture
Toyota Connected was launched in 2016 in North America, established as an “innovation engine” for the global OEM. The goals of the new digital division were to...
News Test & Measurement
Quality Management Experts Provide Guidance on AS9100 Standard, Equipment Calibration
Quality management professionals across the global aerospace and defense community discuss the AS9100 international standard, audits, and equipment...
INSIDER Propulsion
Making Martian Rocket Biofuel on Mars
Researchers at Georgia Tech developed a concept that would make Martian rocket fuel, on Mars, that could be used to launch future astronauts back to Earth. The bioproduction process would use three...
INSIDER Propulsion
NASA, US Industry Advance Small Core Aircraft Engines
The future of commercial flight is sustainable, efficient, and cleaner. To make this vision a reality, NASA working to develop highly efficient engines for future single-aisle commercial...
INSIDER Materials
3D-Printed Titanium Alloy for Aerospace
A super-strong, highly ductile, super-light titanium-based alloy was developed using 3D printing. The process provides a method to design alloys with unprecedented structures and properties for...
Articles Design
ADAS Over the Horizon
"ADAS technology is evolving very quickly. Level 2 Plus-Plus-Plus – or as some Asian markets call it, 'Level 2-99'."
News Energy
VW’s Newest Battery Pack Facility Is Production-Line Adjacent
The Volkswagen ID.4 electric vehicle (EV) is set begin localized production in the United States in early 2022. The MEB-platform, 2-row SUV will share an assembly line with...
News Unmanned Systems
Autonomy’s Computing Edge
Computing clouds get more headlines, but edge computing is likely to play a more crucial minute-by-minute role in the autonomous-vehicle (AV) future. Roughly defined as bringing the processing of data physically...
News Unmanned Systems
GM Announces Door-To-Door Ultra Cruise ADAS
GM has announced the next generation of its hands-free Super Cruise advanced driver-assist system (ADAS), upping the label to “Ultra Cruise.” GM claims the Ultra Cruise system, expected to...
News Software
Lithium-Free Corvette Z06: More Sting for the 2023 Stingray
Topping the eighth-generation (C8) 2020-22 Chevrolet Corvette is no mean feat. Customers still pay premiums and patiently wait in line to own one. Yet the new Z06 edition, due...
News Energy
Hercules Readies Alpha Electric Pickup Prototypes
A modular propulsion system enables multiple driveline configurations – and non-automotive EV applications.
Road Ready Automotive
Seeking More Traction in Budding EV Market, VW Adds AWD to ID.4
A second motor and free charging create a compelling offering as Volkswagen debuts the most-affordable, all-electric, all-wheel-drive SUV.
Articles Automotive
Opsys Tech Demos Cost-Effective Solid-State Lidar-Module Prototypes
Few argue that autonomous vehicles (AVs) will need lidar to safely reach higher levels of automation. Radar is well-understood, low-cost and low-power, but lacks the...
News Imaging
DSpace Launches Simphera AV Development Simulator
The new cloud-based and scalable software is engineered to simulate and validate autonomous driving applications.
Technology Report Power
Bosch Debuts New CV-Specific Electric Motor and Inverter
The 230 e-motor can be paired with Bosch’s advanced SiC inverter to cut down on energy losses and increase driving range.
Technology Report Automotive
3D Graphene Boosts New Batteries Beyond Lithium-Ion
Lyten’s materials innovation enables lithium-sulfur cell chemistry to surpass lithium-ion and set the stage for an EV production debut later this decade.
Articles Energy
Engineering the 2022 Toyota Tundra
Chief engineer Mike Sweers talks structure, materials and a different approach to hybrid power for the all-new, third-generation pickup.
News Energy
Innovating the Methanol Fuel Cell
Using methanol as the source fuel provides an alternative to a gaseous-hydrogen distribution and storage infrastructure, among other potential benefits.
Supplier Eye Power
Suppliers Battle a New Set of ILLs
Slammed by ‘black swan’ events, the global auto supply base now faces a severe cost crunch.
Articles Energy
Faurecia Expanding into Hydrogen
Through its Symbio joint venture with Michelin, Faurecia is investing beyond its interior-systems base into the fuel-cell future.
News Manufacturing & Prototyping
Innovative ‘Afreecar’ Wins SAE’s 2021 Create the Future Design Award
The focus is on bringing electric power and mobility to 1 billion people who have no access to electricity.
Editorial Power
Ford C2 Is Model for EV Scale, Lower Costs
Has the auto industry ever seen a more dynamic and outright crazy time than today’s second coming of the electric vehicle? Those of us who visited Rivian Automotive’s L.A. auto show display a...
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INSIDERManufacturing & Prototyping
How Airbus is Using w-DED to 3D Print Larger Titanium Airplane Parts
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Microvision Aquires Luminar, Plans Relationship Restoration, Multi-industry Push
INSIDERAerospace
A Next Generation Helmet System for Navy Pilots
INSIDERDesign
New Raytheon and Lockheed Martin Agreements Expand Missile Defense Production
ArticlesAR/AI
CES 2026: Bosch is Ready to Bring AI to Your (Likely ICE-powered) Vehicle
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Semiconductors & ICs
Advantages of Smart Power Distribution Unit Design for Automotive...
Unmanned Systems
Quiet, Please: NVH Improvement Opportunities in the Early Design...
Electronics & Computers
Cooling a New Generation of Aerospace and Defense Embedded...
Power
Battery Abuse Testing: Pushing to Failure
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