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Recaro Pioneers Seating Shells Made with CF Recyclate
The green flag is about to drop on an auto-racing first: a seat shell infused with recycled carbon fiber.
Articles Transportation
The Olfactory Factor in AV Interiors
Whether they’re riding in an autonomous shuttle, a transit bus, a train or a rental car, passengers often face cabin air full of “mal odors” — bad smells — including cigarette and vape smoke,...
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
Solving Signal Interference Challenges in Aerospace and Defense Electronics
As the complexity of signal challenges in aerospace and defense technology increases, design engineers need to creatively combine materials to solve multiple problems at once.
Briefs Aerospace
Oximeter Headband Initial Characterization Test on Form, Fit, and Function
The oximeter headband system consists of a custom-made, textile-based headband. It is a noninvasive, non-subcutaneous, and non-radiation-harming device that only maintains surface contact with the skin.
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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...
Briefs Electronics & Computers
Flexible, Thin-Film Battery
Computers or smartphones with folding screens, smart clothing, and wearable sensors all require an energy source, which is usually a lithium-ion battery. These are typically heavy and rigid, making them fundamentally...
News RF & Microwave Electronics
A Novel Materials Approach to EV Battery-Box Design
A battery enclosure that features a single-piece, metal-reinforced composite tray and one-piece composite cover is a step closer to an electric vehicle (EV) production application....
Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Deformation Sensing in Soft Bio-Surrogate Materials
Accurate measurement of deformations occurring within or on soft materials will advance the next class of soft robotics and wearable biomedical sensors.
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Chevy Reveals 2020 Corvette Stingray Convertible, C8.R Racer
Reinforcing the Corvette’s long association with astronauts, Chevrolet unveiled the convertible version of its all-new, mid-engine-layout 2020 Corvette Stingray in Cape...
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2019 VW Beetle Convertible Final Edition
Here it is: 2019 is the swan song for the Beetle. There’s baggage that goes along with Volkswagen’s “new” Beetle soldiering along many years longer than it should have, but this Final Edition...
Technology Report Automotive
Mass-Reducing Innovations Honored by Altair
The 4th generation Jeep Wrangler, which eliminated 92 kg (203 lb) compared to the previous-generation vehicle, and Ferrari’s Portofino, which is 80 kg (176 lb) lighter yet 35% stiffer than the...
Application Briefs Aerospace
Intelligent Parachute Rescue System
Drone Rescue GmbH Graz, Austria+43 660 140 80 55www.dronerescue.com Drone Rescue Systems GmbH has developed a fast, efficient parachute safety solution for drones that can reduce the risk of harming people on...
Articles Aerospace
Fiber-Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites
Reinforcing polymers with strong/stiff fibers is nothing new. Such materials have been used pretty much since aircraft were first created. In those pioneering days, wings were reinforced with woven...
Briefs Materials
Permeation Tests on Polypropylene Fiber Materials
The Toxic Industrial Chemical/Toxic Industrial Material (TIC/TIM) Task Force MFR#1 published in February 2009 focuses on inhalation hazards in an operational environment and provides a list of...
Technology Report Materials
Linking Embroidery and Carbon Fiber to save Weight and Cost
The story of carbon fiber’s use by the automotive industry in medium- to high-volume manufacturing has for decades moved through chapters of high expectation and low likelihood....
Briefs Test & Measurement
Experimental Setup to Assess Blast and Penetration- Induced Secondary Debris in a Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) Environment
As part of Project Agreement on Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT), the US Army Research...
Briefs Photonics/Optics
Structural Composites with Tuned EM Chirality
Work on structural composites with tunable chiral elements has produced electronically tunable overall chiral composites, mechanically tunable chiral composites, flat lenses with soft hyperbolic...
Briefs Aerospace
Thermal Response of Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) Materials in a Flash Flame Test
Testing was performed on Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) fabric and composite material in a flash flame environment when...
Application Briefs Defense
Floating Armor Torso System
BCB International Ltd. Cardiff, UK +44 (0)2920 433 700 www.bcbin.com A Floating Armor Torso System (FATS), designed for marine-based forces, inflates when coming into contact with water. If the wearer were to be shot...
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Jet Aviation Basel Gains DGCA Approval from India for Dassault Aircraft
Jet Aviation Basel recently received CAR-145 approval from the Director General Civil Aviation (DGCA) in India to provide full maintenance services to Indian-registered...
Briefs Aerospace
Hydrolytic Stability of Polyurethane-Coated Fabrics Used for Collapsible Fuel Storage Containers
Collapsible fabric fuel tanks have provided critical tactical bulk petroleum storage for military operations for over 50 years. Beginning in the...
Technology Update Aerospace
Enabling high-strength composites to reach their full potential
The use of composite materials for construction of aerospace components began in the early 1980s and is now the material of choice for commercial and military airframe designers....
Articles Electronics & Computers
The Evolution of AdvancedTCA: From telecommunications to military, aerospace and security
The Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture (AdvancedTCA® or ATCA®) is a series of open standard computing platform specifications originally ratified...
Briefs Materials
Solar and Thermal Energy Harvesting Textile Composites for Aerospace Applications
The proposed research focuses on developing novel energy harvesting devices that can be integrated with loadbearing structures in an air vehicle (e.g. a UAV)....
Briefs Materials
Investigation of Basalt Woven Fabrics for Military Applications
Basalt rock is a black or gray fine-grained rock in the family of igneous rocks, formed by cooling of molten lava. It is commonly found in the Earth’s crust, is abundant...
Articles Electronics & Computers
Applying OpenVPX to Single Board Computers
For more than two decades, single board computers (SBCs) built on open standards have been largely based on specifications from two preeminent industry organizations, VITA and PICMG. For the 6U...
Briefs Materials
Temperature Effect on Drop-Weight Impact of Hybrid Woven Composites
The main idea of composite material is to combine different materials to produce a new material with performance unattainable by the individual constituents. It gives...
Briefs Materials
Tomographic Electrical Resistance-Based Damage Sensing in Nano-Engineered Composite Structures
Advanced composite materials are increasingly replacing metals in the aerospace industry as they offer weight-saving improvements such as high...
Briefs Materials
Polymer Matrix Composite Materials for a Structural Multifunctional Fuel Cell
A structural multifunctional fuel cell design enables material elements participating in power or energy processes to also carry significant structural loads. Power...
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