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Transmission Talk: Eaton Discusses Its Portfolio of Commercial Gearboxes
Last summer, SAE Media was invited to Eaton’s proving grounds in Marshall, Michigan, to test drive an electric truck the company had built in collaboration with BAE...
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Discount Tire Tests So You Don’t Have To
For all the engineering that takes place at the Treadwell Research Park (TRP), Discount Tire’s chief product and technical officer John Baldwin told SAE Media that there’s actually something...
Application Briefs Electronics & Computers
The US Army’s New AI Supercomputer
The Army announced the deployment of a new supercomputer for its scientists and engineers to conduct a wide range of focused research and development, test and evaluation, and acquisition engineering activities. Read on to learn more about it.
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
Cutting-Edge Drone Killer Radio Wave Weapon Developing at Pace
Delivered by Team Hersa, the Radio Frequency Directed Energy Weapon can detect, track and engage a range of threats across land, air and sea. The system uses radio waves to disrupt or damage critical electronic components inside enemy platforms, such as drones, causing them to stop in their tracks or fall out of the sky. Read on to learn more.
Application Briefs Defense
Modernized M88 Recovery Vehicle Variant Aims to Eliminate Gaps
The M88A3 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift Evacuation System is currently undergoing reliability and maintainability testing at Yuma Proving Ground, which is at the forefront of the U.S. Army’s transformation efforts, particularly in the realm of mobility and combat vehicle testing. Read on to learn more.
Briefs Energy
Carbon-Capture Batteries Developed to Store Renewable Energy, Help Climate
A new battery formulation captures carbon dioxide from industrial emissions and converts it into a solid form that has the potential to be used in other products. Read on to learn more.
Briefs Photonics/Optics
NRL Research Physicists Explore Fiber Optic Computing Using Distributed Feedback
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) researchers have outlined a novel contribution in fiber optics computing in a paper recently published in Communications Physics Journal that brings the Navy one step closer to faster, more efficient computing technologies.
Briefs Materials
NRL Scientists Deliver Quantum Algorithm to Develop New Materials and Chemistry
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) scientists published the Cascaded Variational Quantum Eigensolver (CVQE) algorithm in a recent Physical Review Research article, which is expected to become a powerful tool to investigate the physical properties in electronic systems.
Briefs Energy
Improving and Increasing Energy Density of Batteries
When it comes to making batteries that last longer, a team of researchers including engineers at Brown University and Idaho National Laboratory believes the key might be in how things get clean — specifically how soap works in this process.
Briefs Energy
New Cathode Material for Sodium-Ion Batteries
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory have invented and patented a new cathode material that replaces lithium ions with sodium and would be significantly cheaper.
Briefs AR/AI
New Realistic Computer Model will Help Robots Collect Moon Dust
Working with their industry partner, Thales Alenia Space in the U.K., who has specific interest in creating working robotic systems for space applications, the team investigated a virtual version of regolith, another name for Moon dust.
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2024 Honda Prologue Is a Cautious Invitation to Drive Electric
Despite the inherent potential of electric motors to offer blazing acceleration, Honda decided to smooth things out for its first serious all-electric vehicle for North...
Application Briefs Aerospace
Advanced Air Mobility Digital Operations Center
AFWERX is partnering with NASA to develop a digital operations center for future Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) efforts through the Civilian Commercialization Readiness Pilot Program, or CCRPP, awardee, ResilienX.
Technical Innovation Test & Measurement
Teleo Debuts Autonomous Materials Hauling on Active Jobsites
Teleo announced that Florida-based Tomahawk Construction will become the first customer to deploy its autonomous capabilities on an active jobsite. Starting in December, Tomahawk...
News Power
Acura’s 2024 ZDX Latest Example of Honda, GM Joint Engineering
The auto industry still seems to be a generation or two away from vehicles that check every box for being a ‘software-defined vehicle.’ That is, a vehicle — combined...
Articles Test & Measurement
The ‘Framework’ for AV Development
Over the last 100 years, the transportation industry has been developed primarily around human operators. For example, roadway signs were designed to be easily seen, read and interpreted by humans....
Application Briefs Aerospace
AI Algorithms Fly Valkyrie XQ-58A
Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) engineers and researchers used artificial intelligence (AI) agents or algorithms to fly an unmanned XQ-58A Valkyrie aircraft on a three-hour sortie during a July 25 demonstration at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
News Test & Measurement
Tenneco Opens Engineering, Simulation Center in Poland
Suspension- and powertrain-components specialist Tenneco recently opened a new 9,600 sq.m (103,334-sq.ft.) European engineering center at Gliwice in Poland to serve its European...
Application Briefs Imaging
Ultraviolet Spacecraft Camera
Utah State University’s Space Dynamics Laboratory is building two key flight camera systems for a NASA spacecraft that will explore the layer of the atmosphere where Earth meets space.
Articles Electronics & Computers
Qualification of Multi-Channel Direction Finding Radar Receivers in The Lab
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace selected a radar test setup from Rohde & Schwarz based on the R&S SMW200A vector signal generator for multi-channel phase-coherent radar signal generation.
News Regulations/Standards
WCX 2023: Can You Drive like SAE J3300
A valid driver’s license from any country put attendees in the driver’s seat at SAE WCX 2023, allowing them to test their driving skills using SAE J3300, the driving skills standard used to...
Technology Report Power
SAE Launches New Standards Document to Rate Power of Electrified Vehicles
In late February 2023, SAE International announced the release of a standards document to provide a common testing procedure to rate the maximum power of electrified...
Briefs Robotics, Automation & Control
DEVCOM ARL FY22 Industry Autonomy Technology Assessment Final Report on Security and Mobility
This event reflects DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory’s commitment to collaborate in robotics research with academia, industry, and other government organizations.
News Test & Measurement
Tuning the 2024 Corvette E-Ray for Exceptional Drivability
The challenge with any hybrid-electric vehicle is programming two propulsion sources to provide seamless response in every driving mode—acceleration, braking, cruising, etc. And...
News Imaging
BMW Previews an HMI Future Without Dashboard Screens
The BMW i Vision Dee is an electric tease, dialed up to Las Vegas wattage for a provocative unveiling at CES 2023: A novel digital grille, wrapped with Kindle-style “E-ink” material,...
Briefs Test & Measurement
Laboratory Test Requirements for Marine Shock Isolation Seats
This research provides preliminary guidance for laboratory testing of marine shock isolation seats.
Briefs Medical
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.
News Power
Allison’s Now Open for Hydrogen Testing
With the atomic number 1, hydrogen is the lightest element in the Periodic Table. However, its rapidly becoming a heavyweight for the future of mobility. Development of hydrogen fuel cell vehicle...
Q&A Energy
Hyundai’s ‘Edgy’ New Ideas for Safety Testing
In June 2022, Hyundai Motor America broke ground for its Safety Test and Investigation Laboratory (STIL), an industry-unique testing facility dedicated to root-cause crash investigations...
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