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Keeping Carbon-Composites Cool in Hot Applications
Cost is not the only inhibitor to wider use of automotive carbon composites. Their inability to cope with high temperatures is also of serious concern. Locating carbon-composite parts...
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Spain’s Indaero Cuts Cost, Time with 3D Printed Tooling
Spanish aerospace engineering and production specialist, Indaero, recently invested in a Stratasys Fortus 450mc Production 3D Printer to complement its existing manufacturing...
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GE, Lockheed Martin Commit to Aerion's Supersonic Bizjet
“Conditions are ripe for a supersonic renaissance,” said Brian Barents, Executive Chairman, Aerion. “We believe that speed is the next frontier in civil aviation, and we will...
News RF & Microwave Electronics
Disruptive Flight Control Technology on Trial
A joint project between Manchester University in the U.K. and BAE Systems has seen the successful completion of the first phase of flight trials with a small unmanned air vehicle, Magma, that...
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Acura Teases RDX Replacement for Detroit Auto Show
Acura confirmed it will join what’s certain to be a number of other automakers revealing new or revised SUVs at January’s Detroit auto show, releasing before the holidays a teaser image...
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Innovate, Collaborate, Adapt—find a Way to Space
Large, traditional satellites require complex systems and often a dedicated launch vehicle to place them in orbit. The immense costs associated with these endeavors have led to growing...
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Ford Plans to Move Self-Driving and Electric Vehicle Teams to Detroit
Ford is returning to its roots as the company looks to its future with the move of its key autonomous vehicle and electric vehicle business and strategy teams to Detroit...
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Solving the 'Grand Challenge' of Battery Research
Research universities are playing an increasingly vital role in advanced automotive battery R&D and manufacturing capability. Among several new partnerships in Europe is the British...
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Lockheed Looks to Improve Efficiency with Ubisense IIoT Solution
As Lockheed Martin Aeronautics ramps up production of its fifth-generation F-35 fighter program, it is also looking to improve manufacturing efficiency. To address that goal,...
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Android, CarPlay Alter Taiwanese Companies' Strategies
The expanding role of smart phones in automotive environments is altering aftermarket and OEM strategies throughout Taiwan, forcing vendors of diverse products to expand their efforts...
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Lockheed Martin Brings Fury Closer to Mission Readiness
Lockheed Martin’s Fury, the expeditionary, runway-independent, unmanned air vehicle (UAV), now has engine updates that will further increase its flight endurance.
INSIDER Aerospace
Drones More Damaging to Aircraft than Birds
An FAA study concluded that drone collisions with aircraft cause more structural damage than birds of the same weight for given impact speed. Even small unmanned aircraft systems can do...
INSIDER Aerospace
NASA Data Aids California Wildfire Response
NASA’s Earth resources aircraft, as well as multiple satellites, are providing critical data to aid various agencies responding to the wildfires damaging vast areas of southern California. NASA...
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Sounds like Holistic Audio System Development
Whether they’re driving cars or someday relaxing in autonomous vehicles, people are seeking better sound quality for their infotainment options. Automakers are responding by adding more...
INSIDER Energy
New Invention Could Lead to Novel Terahertz Light Sources
A new device could open new avenues for the generation of high-frequency radiation with applications in science, radar, communications, security and medical imaging.
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New Unmanned Air System Tested on USS Coronado
Researchers from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) successfully tested their Nomad flight vehicle off of USS Coronado (LCS 4) recently. This test demonstrated the Nomad’s upgraded...
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Army Developing Lasers That Pierce Fog, Dust to Destroy Targets
A lot of people think that high-energy lasers, or HELs, can't penetrate fog, rain and dust, said Thomas Webber, director of the Directed Energy Division's Technical Center,...
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Prodrive Helps Fast-Track Ford’s New PHEV Van Program
Motorsport engineering and design consultancy Prodrive Advanced Technology has three decades of experience helping OEM customers get the most out of their high-performance vehicles,...
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Insurers Define What They Want from an Automated Vehicle
When automotive designers and engineers consider the safety and repair aspects of new model designs, regard must also be given to potential insurance costs. NCAP (New Car Assessment...
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Expert INSIDER: How Mehdi Khorrami Uses Simulation to Address Aircraft Noise
NASA’s Mehdi Khorrami explains how he uses high-performance computing to handle one of the FAA’s biggest complaints: aircraft noise.
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Caterpillar Launches First-Ever UTV
Built from the ground up in response to customer and dealer feedback, Caterpillar’s first-ever utility vehicle (UTV) models will be available in summer 2018 in both a gasoline (Cat CUV82) and...
INSIDER Aerospace
Sensors Detect Aircraft Damage as it Occurs
The Army developed and tested networked acoustic emission sensors that can detect airframe damage on conceptual composite UH-60 Black Hawk rotorcraft. The sensing method can be used to reliably...
INSIDER Aerospace
NASA Unveils the Future of Science Drones
NASA scientists now have use of two agency-developed unmanned aerial systems that some say represent the future for drone aircraft. The drones purposely were designed for scientific investigations...
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Hybrid Propulsion to Get Closer with the E-Fan X
Over the last decade there have been numerous studies and research programs—government and industry-funded—as well as work in universities, aerospace academies, and other science-based...
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Lincoln’s Tech-Rich 2019 Nautilus Replaces MKX Crossover
The 2019 Nautilus crossover is something of a watershed for Ford’s upscale Lincoln brand, ushering a return to model names rather than alphanumeric designations, introducing of a...
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Arconic and Airbus Cooperate on 3D Printing Research
Arconic and Airbus recently announced a multi-year cooperative research agreement to advance metal 3D printing for aircraft manufacturing. Together, the companies will develop customized...
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Spike Aerospace Validates Supersonic Aero Design with Subsonic Demonstrator
Recently, the Boston-based start-up, Spike Aerospace, successfully completed test flights of the SX-1.2—a subscale, subsonic, unmanned demonstrator for the...
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GE Additive Unveils Project ATLAS Program’s First 3D Printer
As additive technology continues to transform the manufacturing world with lighter and stronger parts, there has been an increasing demand from many industries for additive...
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Hardide Coatings to Construct Two Additional U.S.-Based Reactors
Hardide Coatings Ltd, developer of Hardide surface coating technology, has recently completed raising funds for the construction of two additional reactors at the company’s...
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