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Bidirectional Charging Is Nearly Mainstream
A home in Silicon Valley goes dark for a moment, then clicks back to life. A GM Energy employee had switched off the house's access to the grid. When it detects a lack of power the GM Energy...
Technology Report Energy
Orbis Says HaloDrive Axial-Flux Motor Available for In-Wheel, Other Uses
After years of development, Orbis Electric is introducing its HaloDrive axial flux e-motor /generator that it says is “slimmer, lighter, lower cost and more...
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New Products
See the new products, including Microchip Technology's PolarFire® Core Field-Programmable Gate Arrays and System on Chips; an electromechanical subsea actuator from WITTENSTEIN motion control Gmbh; PI's expansion of its PICMA® piezo stack actuator series; Samtec, Inc.'s microwave cable assemblies using Nitrowave™ cable technology; and more.
Articles Defense
Reclaiming Readiness: Advancing US Defense Through Scalable Additive Manufacturing
It is critical to demonstrate that the United States can readily maintain its defense capabilities even if current conventional supply chains break down or critical manufacturing hubs come under threat. This is where advanced manufacturing in general and additive manufacturing (AM) specifically stands out not as a futuristic technology promise, but as a practical and proven production solution that directly supports our defense industrial base and mission assurance. Read on to learn more.
Articles Research Lab
When Innovation Outpaces Infrastructure: R&D’s New Reality in Aerospace
Aerospace research and development is at a turning point. Emerging technologies promise faster and more efficient systems, but also expose deep limitations in aging infrastructure, siloed processes, and manual workflows. The growing disconnect between technological advances and the physical and organizational infrastructures that support them creates a bottleneck to industry progress. Read on to learn what this means.
Articles Test & Measurement
Confidence Through Testing: How to Design a Practical Structural Test Program
Here, we share a practical approach to building a structural testing strategy grounded in real-world challenges.
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
The Tug-of-War Between Speed and Strength
Here, Jeff Wood, from mil-spec cable specialist WireMasters, explains the importance of both performance and resilience in wiring solutions for aviation and military, and how to find a middle ground that best fits the application.
Articles Connectivity
101st Combat Aviation Brigade Makes History with First MUOS Connectivity in a Helicopter
In a groundbreaking achievement, the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division earlier this year became the first unit to successfully use the Mobile User Objective System function of the Army/Navy Portable Radio Communications (AN/PRC) 158 and 162 radios for conventional rotary wing operations. Read on to learn more.
Articles AR/AI
Are Military Avionics Systems Ready for Artificial Intelligence?
This article highlights trends across several industry partnerships, demonstration flights and the enabling elements that are providing opportunities to integrate AI and ML into military avionics systems. Read on to learn more.
Application Briefs Aerospace
A400M DIRCM Upgrades
Airbus has been awarded a contract from the German procurement agency Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr (BAAINBw) to equip 23 Luftwaffe A400Ms with DIRCM protection systems. Read on to learn more.
Application Briefs Aerospace
G5000 Prime Flight Deck
Garmin introduced its new G5000 PRIME flight deck for Part 25 transport aircraft at the 2025 Paris Air Show. Read on to learn more.
Application Briefs Manned Systems
Spyder Rocket’s First Hypersonic Flight
UP Aerospace has achieved a significant milestone with the successful launch of its high-performance Spyder rocket. The maiden flight took place at Launch Complex 36, in White Sands, New Mexico, marking a new era in hypersonic mission capabilities. Read on to learn more.
Application Briefs Manufacturing & Prototyping
Hybrid Electric EWIS System
GKN Aerospace has completed and delivered the first high voltage Electrical Wiring Interconnection System for the Clean Aviation SWITCH project. Read on to learn more.
News Electronics & Computers
48V Is Coming, and Not Just for EVs
In every corner of the automotive power engineering world, there are discussions and debates over the merits of 48V power networks vs. legacy 12V power networks. The dialogue started over 20 years ago,...
News Energy
Toyota’s Multi-Pathway Future on Full Display
Toyota’s 2025 Headquarters Confidential (HQC) event in Plano, Texas, was, as in past years, a broad glimpse into what the Toyota and Lexus brands are planning for North America in the...
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
From Mine to Battery: The Growing Importance of Graphite Purity and Provenance
Collaborating across sectors and keeping up with developments in analysis tools will be crucial as the transition to a more sustainable energy landscape occurs in the future. Read on to learn more.
Articles Energy
Laying the Building Blocks for the EV Smart Grid
This article introduces the fundamental concepts behind EV load management, which allows fleet operators to fit more EV chargers on the utility service that they currently have. Read on to learn more.
Articles Software
How Battery Simulation Is Taking High-Performance EV Development to New Heights
What was once a specialized capability is now becoming a cornerstone of modern EV development. Simulation delivers speed, accuracy, and flexibility — qualities that are essential to staying competitive in advanced electrification. Read on to learn more.
Articles Energy
Why Accurate SoC and SoH Estimation Is Critical for Battery Longevity and Business Success
The modern world runs on battery power. The world’s most critical industries are widely adopting battery-powered systems to achieve decarbonization goals, energy independence, and mobility. Still, like any technology, battery performance and business success depend on how well they’re managed. Read on to learn what this means.
Technology Report Manufacturing & Prototyping
Industry Vet: Rapid Change Required to Catch up to Chinese EV Maker
Terry Woychowski, CEO of engineering consultancy Caresoft Global, had a stark, sobering message for a meeting in Auburn Hills of the Society for Automotive Analysts in...
Road Ready Power
2026 Toyota BZ: Improved, but Still Not a WheeeeeEV
The Toyota bZ is growing into a real EV. Following complaints-a-plenty from buyers of the bZ4x, the clunky name given to previous versions, Toyota has improved everything from the design...
News Energy
Cummins’ X15 Is a Model of Design Efficiency
As AI and other deep-learning tools begin to help shape the transportation industry, they also bring improvements to existing technology. Modeling and simulation software has rapidly become a...
Briefs Manufacturing & Prototyping
New Laser Technique Revolutionizes Ultra-High Ceramic Manufacturing for Spacecraft
A new technique that leverages the concept of sintering, can be used to create ceramic coatings, tiles or complex three-dimensional structures, which allows for increased versatility when engineering new devices and technologies. Read on to learn more about it.
Briefs Aerospace
A Twist in Topology Optimization Leads to High-Performing Heat Exchanger
By combining topology optimization and additive manufacturing, a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers created a twisty high-temperature heat exchanger that outperformed a traditional straight channel design in heat transfer, power density and effectiveness. Read on to learn more.
Briefs Materials
New Copper Alloy Could Provide Breakthrough in Durability for Military Systems
U.S. Army researchers, in collaboration with academic partners, invented a stronger copper that could help advance defense, energy and aerospace industries thanks to its ability to endure unprecedented temperature and pressure extremes. Read on to learn more.
Products Materials
New Products
See the new products, including Shin-Etsu Silicones of America's SDP-6560 A/B liquid-dispensed gap filling, a non-adhesive curing silicone thermal interface material; Navitas Semiconductor's new portfolio of Gen-3 ‘Fast’ (G3F) 650 V SiC MOSFETs; Freudenberg Sealing Technologies' optimized sealing material for e-mobility applications; and more.
Technology Report Electronics & Computers
SAE J3400/2 Update Brings Quicker NACS Charging
As SAE standard J3400 (also known as NACS) is being adopted by automakers and deployed on the latest EVs, the standard itself is still evolving. That latest evolution is SAE J3400/2. That...
Briefs Materials
Spray Drying Tech Used in Instant Coffee Applied to High-Capacity Battery Production
The Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) and the Korea Institute of Materials Science have jointly developed spray drying technology-based high-performance dry electrode manufacturing technology for the realization of high-capacity secondary batteries. Read on to learn more.
Briefs AR/AI
How Can We Optimize Solid-State Batteries? Try Asking AI
Researchers at Tohoku University developed a data-driven AI framework that points out potential solid-state electrolyte candidates that could be “the one” to create an ideal sustainable energy solution. Read on to learn more.
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