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Safran and Satair Sign Lifetime Contract for A340-500/-600 Engine Nacelle Supply Chain Services
Satair Group has signed its first major contract with Safran Nacelles, covering global lifetime supply chain services for engine nacelle parts...
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CAE Mastery Helped Achates Power Create Its New Engine
The Achates Power opposed-piston, two-stroke compression-ignition engine is making its way to market, boasting significantly improved fuel efficiency versus today’s standard...
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Pinnacle Engines Partners with India's Greaves Cotton on New Low-Emissions Technology
Indian engine and equipment-maker Greaves Cotton Ltd. and U.S.-based Pinnacle Engines Inc. recently announced a technology partnership for the launch of...
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In Pursuit of Networked Drone Operations
NASA researchers have been officially cleared to begin formal feasibility studies on advanced Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) concepts under NASA’s Convergent Aeronautics Solutions (CAS) project....
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FEV to Open "Mission-Critical" Test Facility in 2018
Engineering services company FEV will expand its vehicle-emissions capability next year with the opening of a new vehicle test center, its third facility in Auburn Hills, MI.
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Jaguar Land Rover Uses Mixed-Reality App to Recruit Engineers
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has virtually stepped up its technical-recruitment game. Literally.
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Vehicle Connectivity Demands Teamwork
Automotive suppliers and companies from other fields are jockeying to team up with the right group of partners to provide services for connected vehicles and smart cities. The collaborations cross...
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Survey: Aerospace Engineers Seek Clarity on Cadmium
A survey of more than two hundred aerospace manufacturing professionals demonstrated a lack of understanding about cadmium, a highly toxic metal that is still being used frequently in the U.S. aerospace industry.
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Mercedes-Benz AMG GT R Wins German Engineers’ Lightweighting Award
Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz unit announced in mid-June that the Mercedes AMG GT R supercar is the winner of the Association of German Engineers’ (VDI) first-ever award for...
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ZF and Hella Launch Sensor-Systems Development Partnership
The CEOs of two century-old German suppliers faced the media together on June 20 to announce a strategic partnership. One, Dr. Stefan Sommer of ZF, famous for its transmissions,...
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Super-Strong 'Glassy Carbon' is Elastic and Electric
A new compressed form of glassy carbon opens up possibilities for applications requiring low weight and high strength — from aerospace parts to football helmets.
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IAC Expands with New Engineering Center in India
Automotive interior components supplier International Automotive Components opened a new regional and global engineering center in Pune, India on June 15.
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Expert Advice: How to Handle a Cyber Disruption
The essence of automotive cybersecurity's current state of capability: It’s possible to thwart most—but not all—cyber incidents.
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NASA Flight-Tests Flexible, Twistable Wing Flaps
NASA has conducted a series of flights investigating the benefits of twistable, flexible wing flaps to improve flight efficiency. The Adaptive Compliant Trailing Edge (ACTE II) flights...
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Reaching Forward and Back: 3D Printing Innovates While Breathing Life into Traditional Aero Manufacturing
The first China-built commercial airliner—the Comac C919—took its maiden flight on May 5, 2017 at Shanghai Pudong International...
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Lockheed Martin Shows Big Support for Metamaterial Technologies’ Smart Materials Research
Metamaterial Technologies Inc. (MTI), which recently signed a $5.6M agreement with Lockheed Martin to further develop its metaSOLAR product, looks...
INSIDER Defense
Eye Tracking Technology Improves Imposter Detection Training
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) screens nearly one million people every day and secures and manages 328 ports of entry all over the country, including in remote areas....
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Robot’s Speed-of-Light Communication Could Protect You From Danger
Cornell University researchers are developing a system to enable teams of robots to share information as they move around, and if necessary, interpret what they see. This...
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Heads-up Display Improves Soldiers’ Situational Awareness
A novel technology called "Tactical Augmented Reality," or TAR, is now helping soldiers precisely locate their positions, as well as the locations of friends and foes. It even...
News Design
Removing Bumps on the Path to Fully Automated Driving
Without a properly educated engineering workforce, the road to automated vehicles could be a rocky one.
News Automotive
Paccar Introduces New Vocational-Truck Axle in North America
Paccar is adding a new proprietary front axle for a range of Kenworth and Peterbilt vocational vehicles in the third quarter of 2017. The new 20,000- and 22,000-lb wide track...
INSIDER Defense
Concept Enables Solar UAV “Autonomous Soaring”
Naval Research Laboratory engineers want to improve the ability of unmanned platforms to support a 24/7 information, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) mission. A new concept being...
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U.S. Sues FiatChrysler over Diesel Emissions
The U.S. Justice Department announced on May 23, 2017, that it filed a civil lawsuit against FiatChrysler Automobiles alleging that FCA used “software functions that were not disclosed to...
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DARPA's ALIAS Successfully Lands a Boeing 737 Simulator
Aurora Flight Sciences has demonstrated its automated flight capabilities with various successful flight scenarios in a Boeing 737 simulator. The work, part of the Defense Advanced...
News Test & Measurement
Honda to Build New Wind Tunnel in U.S.
Honda will spend $124 million to build a state-of-the-art, multifunctional acoustic wind tunnel in East Liberty, OH, on the grounds of the Honda-owned Transportation Research Center and close to the...
News Green Design & Manufacturing
Nissan Sees 2023 "Tipping Point" for EV Costs
A lot has happened in the electric-car segment since 2014 when the Nissan Leaf was the world's best-selling BEV. The advent of Tesla's Model S, X and Model 3, along with GM's Bolt EV and...
News Manufacturing & Prototyping
3D Printing Helps Speed Concept-Car Development
Engineers who have literally sweated the rigors of concept-vehicle development will understand the scope of Bill Walsh’s professional life. As Group Engineering Director at Envisage, a...
News Mechanical & Fluid Systems
A New ESupercharger for City-Car Engine Boosting
Richard Wall believes an e-supercharger could be the only boost technology required for small, downsized city car engines in traffic dense urban environments, particularly those in China. As...
INSIDER Sensors/Data Acquisition
Lightweight Artificial Hair Sensors Could Enable “Fly by Feel”
The Air Force Research Laboratory was inspired by the hairs on bats and crickets in creation of artificial hair sensors that could assess the external environment and change...
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