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Jaguar Reveals Its 2040 Future and Electrifies the E-Type
There have been C-Type, D-Type, E-Type, F-Type and S-Type Jaguars—now the company has revealed a new arrival: the Future-Type.
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Williams Presents Lightweight EV Platform
Williams Advanced Engineering has joined the rapidly expanding world of electrified vehicle R&D. The company recently unveiled a lightweight, high performance platform concept created to be...
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Researchers Print the Unprintable: Kapton
Kapton, a material used in electronics and aerospace applications, has only been available in sheet form. Researchers from Virginia Tech have found a way to 3D-print a polymer with Kapton's structural...
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NASA and Industry Take Next Step Toward X-Plane
Four companies were awarded contracts to come up with five configurations on paper that met very specific operational criteria for NASA’s next commercial X-plane aircraft.
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Researchers Develop New Carbide Coating for Hypersonic Flight
Researchers from the University of Manchester have designed and fabricated a carbide coating that can withstand the speed and temperature associated with hypersonic travel. To...
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Nanotube Yarns Generate Electricity When Stretched
Scientists at The University of Texas at Dallas and South Korea’s Hanyang University have developed tiny, high-tech yarns that generate electricity when stretched or twisted. The nanoyarns,...
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Diesel Engine for Rotary and Fixed-Wing Aircraft, FAA Certification Expected in 2017
Engineered Propulsion Systems (EPS) expects to earn FAA type certification and production certification for its new Graflite V8 engine by the end of 2017,...
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CubeSat Prototype to Use Water as Propellant
Conventional satellites are about the size of a school bus, weigh thousands of pounds, and sometimes cost hundreds of millions of dollars. They also require specialized electronics that can...
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Bosch Defends the Diesel's Future as RDE Testing Arrives
"Politicians should not restrict our engineers' capability by favoring or disadvantaging a certain technology," asserted Dr. Rolf Bulander, chairman of Robert Bosch Mobility...
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Conti Revives an Old Concept for Its New Wheel for EVs
Continental is promising improved braking efficiency combined with weight reduction as well as lower maintenance costs for its so-called ‘New Wheel Concept’ revealed at its recent...
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Honeywell’s New Sensors Self-Diagnose Internal Failures
In August, Honeywell announced a new series of self-diagnosing sensors designed to improve the performance of aircraft systems and reduce maintenance costs associated with false...
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A Secure Attachment to 3D Printing
Additive manufacturing (AM), or 3D printing, is the new best friend in multiple industries, replacing conventional fabrication processes in critical areas ranging from aerospace components to medical...
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New Global R&D Center Focused on ULEV, Advanced Fuels Development
A global center of excellence to develop future generations of ultra-low emissions vehicles (ULEV) is being established in the U.K. Developed by the University of Bath with...
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Delphi Adds to Autonomy Arsenal
Strengthening its credentials as a go-to supplier for full-capability automated-driving systems, Delphi announced a minority-stake investment in and commercial partnership agreement with Innoviz Technologies,...
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Autoliv, Seeing Machines Team up to Develop Driver Monitoring Systems
Automotive safety systems developer and manufacturer Autoliv, Inc. and Seeing Machines, developer of computer-vision based human sensing technologies, have started...
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Secure 3D Printing: 'Three-Layer' System Protects Parts from Hackers
A 3D printer is essentially a small embedded computer — and can be exploited like one. Researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology and Rutgers University have developed...
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Optical Method Detects Weak Spots in Jet Engine Coatings
Researchers have demonstrated, for the first time, that an optical analysis method can reveal weak areas in ceramic thermal barrier coatings that protect jet engine turbines from high...
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NASA Tests Could Lead to FAA Integration of UAVs
NASA’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration in the National Airspace System, or UAS in the NAS, project is attracting international attention as increasingly complex flight tests take...
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PEM Fuel Cell ScanEagle UAV Completes Test Flights
Protonex, a Ballard Power Systems subsidiary, has successfully completed test flights of a ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell propulsion...
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Irkut's MC-21 Takes First Flight, Thanks to a Global Team
Eaton recently announced that it helped power the successful first flight of MC-21 commercial single-aisle twinjet airliner. The MC-21 was developed by the Yakovlev Design Bureau and...
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Lessons for PSA’s Opel-Vauxhall Takeover Team from Renault-Nissan
With Groupe PSA’s takeover of the previously GM-owned Opel Automobile GmbH, and its brands of Opel and Vauxhall now finalized (IP Battle Not Expected in PSA Takeover of...
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Researchers Test Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
As an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) rocketed into the night sky, a team of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers...
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New Form of Carbon Is Hard as a Rock, But Elastic Like Rubber
A team of scientists has developed a form of ultra-strong, lightweight carbon that is also elastic and electrically conductive. A material with such a unique combination of...
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Army Discovers New Energy Source
Army scientists and engineers recently made a groundbreaking discovery – an aluminum nanomaterial they designed produces high amounts of energy when it comes in contact with water, or with any liquid...
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Pedestrian-Avoidance Using Smart Devices at Aug. 10 SAE SV Meetup
SAE’s informal “Innovations in Mobility” Silicon Valley meetup series continues on Aug. 10 with a presentation on advanced pedestrian avoidance using smart devices.
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IBM's AutoLAB Leverages Watson for Predictive, Personalized Vehicle Experience
As the automotive ecosystem becomes increasingly electronics-driven, software and technology companies are seeing the opportunity to leverage their own expertise...
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BharatBenz Delivers 50,000th Truck less Than Five Years After Market Launch
BharatBenz celebrated a milestone with delivery of its 50,000th truck less than five years after the brand's market launch.
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Blue Bird Adds Electric School Buses to Alt-Powertrain Portfolio
Blue Bird, a leading independent designer and manufacturer of school buses, is continuing to diversify its portfolio of alternative powertrains for its customers with the...
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Airbus D&S Designs New RF Filter for 3D Printing
Airbus Defence and Space has tested and validated what it claims is the first 3D printed metal radio frequency (RF) filter for use in a telecommunications satellite. The filter, a culmination...
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