Latest Stories

News
RF & Microwave Electronics

Command Center: Securing Connected Cars of the Future

Gone are the days when cars were only used to commute and had a radio or a CD player in the name of multimedia. Today's cars have the capability to be connected to devices both inside...

Feature Image

News
Automotive

Johnson Controls to Create World's Largest Interiors Company with Chinese Firm

In a deal that will create the world's largest automotive interiors company, U.S.-based Johnson Controls is forming a joint venture with China-based Yanfeng...

Feature Image

News
Automotive

New Cockpit Concept from Visteon

Visteon's Horizon cockpit concept blends three emerging technologies—including 3-D gesture recognition—to transform the way a driver controls features such as interior temperature, audio, and navigation....

Feature Image

News
RF & Microwave Electronics

Hyundai Activates Its Own Cloud Server for Blue Link

A car maker setting up its own cloud server may seem like taking on a problem-prone task that could better be left to one of the many specialty companies, as other car manufacturers do....

Feature Image

News
RF & Microwave Electronics

Maxim Chips Help Trim Space Requirements in Dashboards

Whether design teams are trying to cram more features and functions into dashboards or striving to increase efficiency, design groups want chips that save space and reduce weight. Maxim...

Feature Image

News
Automotive

Japanese OEMs Tops at Involving Suppliers Early in Development Process, Says 2014 Study

Toyota and Honda are better than the traditional domestic Big 3 at involving suppliers early in the product development process, according to results of...

Feature Image

News
Defense

Shape-Shifting Wings to Fly in July

Since the dawn of aviation, airplane designers and engineers have sought elegant ways to smoothly change the shape of aircraft wings in flight like birds or bats do. Rather than using jointed flaps,...

Feature Image

News
Transportation

Deere Updates Motor Graders to Meet Tier 4 Final

Deere's G-Series motor graders have been updated to meet Final Tier 4 emissions standards with the implementation of a John Deere PowerTech EPA Final Tier 4/EU Stage IV engine. The engine...

Feature Image

News
Defense

ANSYS and GE Form New Collaboration Agreement

ANSYS and GE Aviation have established a new joint technology collaboration agreement that will help solve future engineering challenges and drive product development processes. ANSYS and GE...

Feature Image

News
Manufacturing & Prototyping

Sikorsky Awarded Contract to Replace ‘Marine One’ Helicopter Fleet

The U.S. Navy selected Sikorsky Aircraft to build the next fleet of Marine One helicopters for the Office of the President.

Feature Image

News
Green Design & Manufacturing

Boeing, Embraer to Open Research Center for Sustainable Aviation Biofuel

Boeing and Embraer S.A. announced plans to open a joint research center to advance a sustainable aviation biofuel industry in Brazil. The two companies will perform...

Feature Image

News
Design

Walking Through Some Ideas for Improved Pedestrian Safety

"Everyone is a pedestrian" is a traffic safety dictum of NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration). That's pretty obvious, but America's pedestrian safety record is not...

Feature Image

News
Propulsion

BorgWarner Begins Production of Fan Drives in Brazil

In May, BorgWarner announced that it had begun production of its electronically controlled Visctronic fan drives at its new plant in Itatiba City, Brazil.

News
Photonics/Optics

Special Audi R8 First with Production Laser Headlamps

The limited-edition R8 LMX will be the first production car in the world to come equipped with laser high beams when it debuts this summer, says its maker Audi. The VW brand has been a...

Feature Image

News
Electronics & Computers

Unmanned Aircraft Must Rise Above Barriers for Commercial Applications

Historically, the unmanned aircraft system (UAS) market has been dominated by military applications from surveillance to active engagement. In the near term, the...

Feature Image

News
Manned Systems

Eaton Names President of Vehicle Group, Asia Pacific

To be based in Shanghai, Krishnakumar “K.K.” Srinivasan was recently appointed by Eaton to the position of President, Vehicle Group, Asia Pacific, reporting to Ken Davis, President,...

Feature Image

News
Green Design & Manufacturing

BMW and Partner to Increase Carbon-Fiber Output

BMW is doubling down on its commitment to carbon fiber with major capacity increases at the plant that makes the material for its new i brand of lightweight electrified vehicles. The plant...

Feature Image

News
Design

Embry-Riddle Worldwide to Offer Master’s in Unmanned Systems

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University–Worldwide will begin offering a Master of Science in Unmanned Systems degree this August. Unmanned systems coursework will examine the...

Feature Image

News
Propulsion

NASA Plans to Go Beyond Batteries for Space Exploration

NASA announced that it is seeking proposals for the development of more capable energy storage technologies than batteries that will advance energy storage solutions for the space...

Feature Image

News
Software

Airbus A350 XWB Undergoes Extreme Weather Testing

The first ever Airbus A350 XWB to visit the U.S., MSN2, arrived the second week in May at McKinley Climatic Lab at Eglin Air Force base in Florida. Over several weeks the aircraft and its...

Feature Image

News
Green Design & Manufacturing

Full Synthetic Motor Oil Formulated from Natural Gas

Pennzoil Platinum and Pennzoil Ultra Platinum with PurePlus Technology are full synthetic motor oils formulated from natural gas. Shell says it is not aware of any other maker that has...

Feature Image

News
RF & Microwave Electronics

Remote Keyless Entry Systems a Possible App for Special Battery Chemistry

A new electrolyte developed the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) serves not only as an ion conductor, but also as a cathode supplement...

Feature Image

News
Power

2016 Preview: Driving Continental’s 48-V Hybrid

The Volkswagen Golf TSI I'm driving is stopped at a crossroad intersection, its engine having shut off automatically as the brakes were applied. When it’s my turn to move, I slip my foot...

Feature Image

News
Mechanical & Fluid Systems

Ricardo Technology Director to Chair European R&D Association

Simon Edwards, Ricardo’s Global Director of Technology, has been appointed Chair of the European Automotive Research Partners Association (EARPA). The organization consists of...

Feature Image

News
Aerospace

Materials Intelligence Consortium Launched

Granta Design at the recent SAE 2014 World Congress launched the Automotive Materials Consortium (AutoMatlC) that will bring together OEMs and suppliers in the automotive and off-highway sectors to...

Feature Image

News
Automotive

GM to Centralize Race-Engineering Activities in New Pontiac Facility

In a move to centralize resources for better collaboration between racing and production engineers, General Motors is building the GM Performance and Racing Center (GMPRC)...

Feature Image

News
Transportation

New Volvo Bus Center in Bangalore to Enhance Product Uptime

Volvo Buses recently opened its fourth Volvo Bus Center in India, this one in Bangalore. The company’s “bus centers” are an aftermarket concept offering a range of services,...

Feature Image

News
Manufacturing & Prototyping

ATK to Build Composite Launch Vehicle Structures

ATK reached agreement on a $178 million contract award as part of the U.S. Air Force's Phase 1 Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) buy from United Launch Alliance (ULA). The order value...

Feature Image

News
Transportation

Chennai-Built Trucks Expand Fuso's African Presence

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt. Ltd. (DICV) and Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp., a Daimler company, recently launched DICV-made trucks in Tanzania, the fourth market since the...

Feature Image