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2021 Chevrolet Suburban High Country
GM engineers tell me that their latest full-size light truck program, which most recently spawned the 2021 Chevy Suburban and GMC Yukon, encompassed nearly 10,000 engineering and technical staff during...
News Propulsion
The IC Future Points to More Downsizing, Lean Mixtures
Three engineers from the front lines of advanced internal-combustion (IC) engine development affirmed that despite the industry’s public promotion of a battery electric future for...
News Energy
Marelli’s COVID-Killing Cabin Purifier
Marelli North America is offering a solution to the problem of interior air quality in shared-use/autonomous vehicles. The upgraded HVAC setup purifies passenger car cabin air, including the...
News AR/AI
New Roles for Lidar in Autonomy’s Lower Levels
Laser-based light detection and ranging (lidar) sensors were only recently thought to be applicable within the realm of fully automated vehicles (AVs). The spinning lidar “flowerpots”...
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What We’re Driving: 2020 Genesis G90 Ultimate
“That car’s got stature!” exclaimed a neighbor of mine, as I was parking the G90. “Nice to see somebody still making big sedans. So, Genesis – that’s Hyundai, right?” Yes. The...
News Manufacturing & Prototyping
Virtual and Physical Testing of Third-Generation High Strength Steel
Developing lightweight, stiff and crash-resistant vehicle body structures requires a balance between part geometry and material properties. High-strength materials...
News Nanotechnology
Carbon Fiber Research Eyes Roof Frames, Doors
It’s not just for exotic “supercars” and motorcycles anymore. The performance-enhancing attributes of carbon-fiber-reinforced plastics continue to be explored by global automakers as they seek...
Articles Power
Lightweighting Tour-De-Force: 2021 Ducati Superleggera V4
According to Ducati, the 2021 Superleggera V4 is its most powerful, fastest and most advanced production bike, ever. This is no mean claim from the Bologna-based manufacturer known...
What We’re Driving Propulsion
What We’re Driving: 2020 BMW X1 XDrive28i
The overwhelming first impression of BMW’s restyled-for-2020 X1 compact crossover: “Wow this thing feels a little, ah, ‘plumper’ than I recall.” For this second-generation X1 launched...
Articles Energy
Static Testing of EV Components
The market for electric vehicles (EVs) continues to grow. To offset the immense weight of their batteries, a heightened focus has been put on lightweighting, which has brought many new materials and...
Technology Report Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Altair Honors Lightweight Advances
Fitting for an industry that collectively is accelerating electric-vehicle launches, Harley-Davidson’s LiveWire electric motorcycle won the Full Vehicle category of the 8th annual Altair Enlighten...
Technology Report Sensors/Data Acquisition
BMW Details New Motorcycle Adaptive Cruise Control
BMW has released details about its new Motorcycle Active Cruise Control (ACC), bringing a popular automotive convenience feature to the two-wheeled realm. The new system, developed in...
Road Ready Energy
Cadillac Reveals Lyriq Electric Vehicle
Cadillac this week revealed its Lyriq crossover, the first of a coming stable of electric vehicles (EVs) from Cadillac and GM’s other brands. And although Cadillac already trails many other...
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Miniature sensors, 3D printing platforms, lightning test systems, and more.
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
Cryogenic-Capable Isolators Improve the Performance of Millimeter-Wave Systems by Lowering Noise Levels
Find isolators that operate optimally under cryogenic conditions.
Articles Software
Reverse Engineering the Boeing E-3 Sentry's Secondary Flight Controls
Learn about the challenges that arise when you try to reverse-engineer the console configuration for a NATO E-3 AWACS.
Articles Energy
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,
Articles Photonics/Optics
Detection with Quantum Radar
A new radar prototype utilizes quantum entanglement as a method of object detection.
Articles Propulsion
Thrust in Space - The Nuances of Thruster Valve Design
More and more companies are designing rockets, satellites, and reusable space vehicles that require thruster valves to position, maintain, or change vehicle orbit in space.
Articles Defense
3D Printing Aerodynamic Improvements
Learn about microvanes, one of the only types of 3D-printed parts that are FAA-approved for use on the exterior of an aircraft.
Products Test & Measurement
New Products
Power switches, battery pack adhesives, supercapacitor modules, and more...
Articles Energy
Ultrasonic Metal Welding Enables Advances in Battery Technology
A number of battery-related innovations have been assisted by a joining technology: ultrasonic metal welding.
Articles Electronics & Computers
Venting for EV Battery Packs
Cell chemistries, thermal dynamics, vehicle packaging, and even weather present challenges for optimizing electric vehicle battery functional safety.
Articles Electronics & Computers
Using Multiphysics to Predict and Prevent EV Battery Fire
To achieve vehicle manufacturers’ ambitious goals for electric vehicles, Li-ion batteries need to be improved.
Application Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
WMD Detection Technology
The first-of-its-kind system will leverage multiple data sources and machine learning to detect and identify indications of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) threat.
Application Briefs Test & Measurement
Telemetry Processing Systems
Acroamatics Telemetry Systems (Acroamatics), was recently selected by Northrop Grumman to deliver telemetry tech for the Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) program.
Application Briefs Defense
Loitering Precision Strike Missile
The Switchblade missile system is back-packable and rapidly deployable from ground platforms.
Application Briefs Photonics/Optics
Electro-Optical Missile System
The Slovak army is the 6th armed force to choose the modern 5th generation SPIKE LR2 missile.
Briefs Data Acquisition
Correlational Analysis of Speech Intelligibility Tests and Metrics for Speech Transmission
Evaluating the quality and limitations of speech could serve as a valuable resource.
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New Defense Department Program Seeks 300,000 Drones From Industry by 2027
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Anduril Completes First Semi-Autonomous Flight of CCA Prototype
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