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Axial Flux E-Motor Maker Progresses Toward Mobility, Alters Cooling Design
SAE Media first introduced readers to Infinitum in last year’s roundup of e-motor developments. (LINK) The company claims it made a 50% smaller and lighter...
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A Computational Method for Creating New Ceramics with Transition Metals
Extraordinarily rugged with a melting temperature of several thousand degrees Fahrenheit. That describes the results of research into new ceramic materials sponsored...
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CES 2024: Magna Puts Multiple Innovations in New, More Efficient 800v E-Motor
Ahead of its press conference this week at CES in Las Vegas, Magna International showed journalists a brand new 800-volt e-drive motor that it said sets new...
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Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation: The Future of Lightweight Designs in Aerospace and Defense
Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation is a unique surface coating technology that specializes in light metals, aluminum, magnesium and titanium specifically. It enables the lightweighting of components that face extreme environments from a reliable and effective coating process.
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New Consortium to Develop Thermal Protection Materials for Hypersonic Vehicles
Several countries are competing to develop the most advanced hypersonic vehicles, and a team of researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology...
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DEVCOM Forms International Partnership to Study Superhard Materials
Developing world-class advanced technology for soldiers on the battlefield is a key part of the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s (DEVCOM) mission....
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Ceramic Matrix Composites Offer Lighter, More Durable Engine Parts
If you're looking for the next cool idea in sustainable aviation, Pratt & Whitney's (P&W) Andy Lazur may have just the thing. Only it’s designed to run hot.
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New Materials Move Li-Ion Batteries Toward the Solid-State Endgame
A new generation of lithium-ion batteries is poised to improve electric vehicle range and affordability.
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Add-On Armor Solutions
For added armor, ALLTEC Composite Material of Brazil and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems of Israel recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
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Portable 3D Printing Factory
The fully operational, self-contained 3D printing “factory” is housed in a shipping container.
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Low-Cost, Fast Production of Solid-State Batteries
A disruptive manufacturing technology now offers reduced manufacturing costs and improved volumetric energy density in all-solid cells.
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A Comprehensive Way to Use Bonding to Improve RF Performance of Low Noise Amplifiers
Is RF engineering a form of black magic? Learn about the challenges in developing a low noise amplifier (LNA) for the aerospace market.
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Army Awards $13.5 Million for High-Speed Missile Materials Research
The National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) at Wichita State University announced a new $13.5 million award from the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development...
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Hybrid Nanomaterials Hold Promise for Improved Ceramic Composites
Researchers at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base are seeking to patent a novel process for manufacturing a type of material called preceramic polymer-grafted nanoparticles,...
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Vanadium: A Green Metal Critical to Aerospace and Clean Energy
From jet engine components to high-speed airframes, vanadium alloys are deployed in virtually every jet aircraft flying today,
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NASA Develops Unique Materials for Next Generation Aircraft
As NASA looks to the future of flight, the agency is investing in technologies aimed at changing the aviation industry as we know it. These developments vary from basic...
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‘Active Scents’ Show Potential to Enhance Cabin Experience and Improve Driver Safety
A Tel Aviv, Israel startup company is taking the now-familiar concept of aromatherapy to a new level. Saying its research into “active scents”...
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Metal-Plated, High-Temperature Plastics
Imagine a material that lightens fuel loads and cuts costs every time a rocket blasts off from the launch pad.
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Air Force Produces Light, Thin Transparent Armor
The Air Force Research Laboratory is manufacturing transparent ceramic armor for both air and ground vehicles. ALON is a transparent ceramic material composed of aluminum, oxygen, and...
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Getting the Most Out of Industrial CT Scanning
Quality assurance and flight certification of critical aerospace parts and assemblies have reached new levels of sophistication in recent years. Leading aerospace and defense manufacturers...
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EMBATT Technology Could Double the Driving Range of EVs
An in-development chassis-integrated sandwich structure of solid electrolytes is projected to deliver all-electric driving ranges that far out-distance today’s typical 200-mile...
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Ultra-lightweight Ceramic Withstands Extreme Temperatures
An extremely light, highly durable ceramic aerogel was developed that could ultimately be an upgrade for spacecraft insulation. The new material is made of thin layers of boron...
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The GE T901 Will Be the U.S. Army’s Next Gen Helicopter Engine
While GE Aviation’s T700 turboshaft engine has powered the U.S. Army’s Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopters and Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk utility helicopters for more...
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Microstructural and Mechanical Characterization of 2-D and 3-D SiC/SiNC Ceramic-Matrix Composites
The purpose of this endeavor was to investigate the effect of 3-D weave architecture on PIP-processed ceramic-matrix composites (CMC)....
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Evaluation of Peel Ply Surface Preparation of Composite Surfaces for Secondary Bonding
Lightweight composite structures offer significant long-term cost-saving opportunities for the U.S. Army as replacements for traditional metal structures....
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Unique Chamber Gives Air Force Real-World Corrosion Test Capabilities
Aircraft corrosion is a multi-faceted issue that requires more than a simple, one-dimensional approach. To enable Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) personnel to...
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Ceramic Matrix Composites in Aircraft Engines Projected to Double over Five Years, Stratview Research Predicts
The use of ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) is up across the aerospace market, and among the fastest-growing trends in the...
Articles Aerospace
Taming the Thermal Behavior of Solid-State Military Lasers
Laser diodes and laser diode arrays (LDAs) are widely used throughout military systems, for sighting and range finding, but also at high power levels as offensive and defensive...
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Archer Delivers First Midnight eVTOL to US Air Force
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ESA to Test Canadian Startup's Diamond Quantum Sensors in Space
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EA-37B Compass Call: The US Air Force's New Electronic Attack Aircraft
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Modern Commercial Jets Create Longer Living Contrails Than Older Aircraft,...
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Anduril Takes Software-Defined Approach to Hyperscale Defense Manufacturing
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