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Robotics, Automation & Control

Cockroach-Inspired Robots Open Doors for Military Missions

Supported by the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, University of California-Berkeley researchers have developed a small, crawling robot that mimics a cockroach's ability to squeeze through...

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Aerospace

“Second Skin” Protects Soldiers from Chemical and Biological Agents

The U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center is working with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of California at...

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Transportation

2017 Nissan Armada Steps onto Patrol Platform

No longer sharing its platform with the Titan full-size pickup truck, the all-new 2017 Nissan Armada full-size SUV is now attached to one of the automaker's most iconic nameplates that...

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Electronics & Computers

Automakers and Suppliers Crank up Their Interest in Electric Bikes

Automakers and Tier 1s are expanding their view of transportation and its potential profit centers. They're rolling out battery-powered electric bicycles that let drivers...

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Transportation

Nissan Readies Light-Duty Version of Titan Pickup

At February’s Chicago auto show, Nissan revealed the 2017 light-duty (half-ton) version of the Titan pickup as the promised follow-up to the 2016 Titan XD quasi-commercial model that...

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Electronics & Computers

Powering up the New Stop-Start Systems

As stop-start systems gain acceptance in North America, a range of technologies including lithium ion batteries, ultracapacitors, and 48-V "mild hybrid" systems are under consideration to handle the...

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Transportation

Volvo's New Plug-In XC90 Is Really a Tri-Motor

Unusually for an OEM, Volvo Cars is being a bit modest about its new XC90 plug-in hybrid, describing it as the T8 Twin Engine. But technically the 2016 PHEV is, in aerospace parlance, a...

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Transportation

Kia's 2017 Niro Hybrid CUV Targets Sub-90 G/km CO2 Emissions

A novel hybrid-electric powertrain debuting on the 2017 Kia Niro subcompact CUV targets sub-90 g/km CO2 emissions and combined highway/city 50 mpg fuel economy.

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Defense

Lockheed Martin Offering Its 'Production Ready' T-50A for USAF Trainer Competition

In February, Lockheed Martin made it official that it would be offering the T-50A in the U.S. Air Force’s Advanced Pilot Training (APT) competition. The...

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Aerospace

Composite Cooling Circuit Parts

Cooling circuit parts installed by automotive manufacturers consist of a direct composite comprising the special polyphthalamide (PPA) VESTAMID HTplus R1033 by the Resource Efficiency segment of Evonik, and a...

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Software

3D-Viewing of CAD Models

KISTERS has released version 2016 of its 3DViewStation Desktop, which features modern user-interface, high-performance 3D-viewing, advanced analysis, and digital mockup (DMU). 3DViewStation ships with current and...

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Automotive

2017 Pacifica Is First Hybrid Minivan, Rides on All-New FCA Platform

Despite the popularity of SUVs and CUVs, nothing beats a minivan for its combination of interior flexibility, ingress/egress, passenger comfort, cargo hauling and, in some...

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Transportation

Prius Is Re-Engineered on Toyota New Global Architecture

With 3.5 million Prius hybrids sold worldwide since its launch, Toyota is understandably keen to maintain the iconic hybrid-electric’s momentum. To that end, the company has relied...

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Electronics & Computers

Unique Composite Film Could Become Hard Disc of the Future

A research group from ITMO University and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have invented unique conductive magnetic films that will be applied to transparent data storage, flexible...

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Electronics & Computers

New Battery Shuts Down at High Temps, Restarts When Cool

Stanford researchers have developed the first lithium-ion battery that shuts down before overheating, then restarts immediately when the temperature cools. The new technology could...

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Electronics & Computers

Scientists Work to Advance Conversational Computing

In an effort to help solve one of the grand challenges of artificial intelligence, the University of Michigan and IBM have launched a $4.5 million collaboration to develop a new class of...

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Electronics & Computers

Production Code Generator

dSPACE’s (Wixom, MI) latest production code generator, TargetLink 4.1, supports the Functional Mock-up Interface (FMI) 2.0 and the latest version of the AUTOSAR standard, AUTOSAR 4.2. Moreover, MISRA C compliance and...

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Electronics & Computers

5mm C-QFN Package

Barry Industries (Attleboro, MA) and Modelithics, Inc. have published a report detailing the broadband performance of Barry's 5mm high temperature co-fired ceramic (HTCC) quad-flat-no-leads (QFN) package to 40GHz. The report...

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Electronics & Computers

ATX Motherboard

ADLINK Technology, Inc. (San Jose, CA) released its latest industrial ATX motherboard, the IMB-M43, powered by 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7/i5/i3 processors and providing up to five PCIe slots. The PCIe slots can be...

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Transportation

International Re-Enters Construction Market with New Class 8 Truck

International Truck launched the International HX Series, a new line of Class 8 premium vocational trucks designed for the severe service industry, at the recent World of...

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Automotive

Doosan Offers New DL220-5 Wheel Loader with High-Lift Option

Doosan has added the Tier 4-compliant DL220-5 with a 3-yd³ (2.3-m³) bucket capacity to its wheel loader lineup. The 160-hp (119-kW) DL220-5 replaces the DL220-3 model.

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Energy

Flux Gains Safety Certification for Li-Ion Forklift Battery Packs

Flux Power recently announced that its Light EV battery packs became the first for forklift use to be listed to UL 2271. The Flux Power UL Listed line of 24-V LiFT Pack...

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Test & Measurement

Camera-Based 3D Measurement

Imetrum’s precision, noncontact 3D measurement system, the Precision Displacement Tracker (PDT), slashes setup times and provides richer data sets without compromising measurement resolution or sampling speed. The...

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Software

Driveline and Gearbox Design Via Apps

Software integration is good news for engineers designing complex automotive systems such as drivelines and drivetrains. Today, sophisticated CAE tools are powerful and proven, aiding design of...

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Green Design & Manufacturing

Rethinking the Route to Lower-Cost Fuel Cells

New fuel cell-powered cars and SUVs from Toyota, Honda, Hyundai and Mercedes-Benz are capturing plenty of publicity on this year's auto show circuit. But the first commercial models are...

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Green Design & Manufacturing

On-Road Emissions Testing

Intertek’s Milton Keynes Transportation Technologies laboratory has developed a portable vehicle exhaust emissions testing system that enables manufacturers to report real-world driving emissions. The Portable...

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Software

Augmented Reality Software

As a result of Continental’s consolidation of Elektrobit (EB) as a standalone software company, Elektrobit will develop the Augmented Reality (AR) Creator software solution, in addition to continuing to develop...

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Energy

Nissan Europe and Partners Form Battery R&D Venture

Nissan Europe, together with commercial and academic partners, is embarking on a near-£20 m (about $29 m) consortium project to pave the way for future generation EV batteries. The work...

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Propulsion

Powertrain Vents

Donaldson’s powertrain vents incorporate a breathable ePTFE (expanded polytetrafluoroethylene) membrane and an oil-repellent, coalescing pre-filter for maximum protection in harsh environments. The vents provide protection...

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