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NASA Uses Electric Propulsion in Experimental Plane
NASA is researching ideas that could lead to developing an electric propulsion-powered aircraft that would be quieter, more efficient, and more environmentally friendly than today's...
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Graphene Composite Could Keep Wings Ice-Free
A thin coating of graphene nanoribbons in epoxy developed at Rice University has proven effective at melting ice on a helicopter blade. The lab melted centimeter-thick ice from a static...
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GM Rechristens Powertrain Unit as ‘Global Propulsion Systems’
In its latest break from its storied but perceptually stodgy past, General Motors has renamed its Powertrain division—since 1992 the unit responsible for design,...
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Automakers and Suppliers Crank up Their Interest in Electric Bikes
Automakers and Tier 1s are expanding their view of transportation and its potential profit centers. They're rolling out battery-powered electric bicycles that let drivers...
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Nissan Readies Light-Duty Version of Titan Pickup
At February’s Chicago auto show, Nissan revealed the 2017 light-duty (half-ton) version of the Titan pickup as the promised follow-up to the 2016 Titan XD quasi-commercial model that...
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Volvo's New Plug-In XC90 Is Really a Tri-Motor
Unusually for an OEM, Volvo Cars is being a bit modest about its new XC90 plug-in hybrid, describing it as the T8 Twin Engine. But technically the 2016 PHEV is, in aerospace parlance, a...
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Kia's 2017 Niro Hybrid CUV Targets Sub-90 G/km CO2 Emissions
A novel hybrid-electric powertrain debuting on the 2017 Kia Niro subcompact CUV targets sub-90 g/km CO2 emissions and combined highway/city 50 mpg fuel economy.
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Robotic Falcon Captures and Retrieves Renegade Drones
Michigan Technological University is developing a drone catcher that could pursue and capture rogue drones that might threaten military installations, air traffic, sporting events —...
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Cockroach-Inspired Robots Open Doors for Military Missions
Supported by the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, University of California-Berkeley researchers have developed a small, crawling robot that mimics a cockroach's ability to squeeze through...
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“Second Skin” Protects Soldiers from Chemical and Biological Agents
The U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center is working with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of California at...
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Lockheed Martin Offering Its 'Production Ready' T-50A for USAF Trainer Competition
In February, Lockheed Martin made it official that it would be offering the T-50A in the U.S. Air Force’s Advanced Pilot Training (APT) competition. The...
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International Re-Enters Construction Market with New Class 8 Truck
International Truck launched the International HX Series, a new line of Class 8 premium vocational trucks designed for the severe service industry, at the recent World of...
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Doosan Offers New DL220-5 Wheel Loader with High-Lift Option
Doosan has added the Tier 4-compliant DL220-5 with a 3-yd³ (2.3-m³) bucket capacity to its wheel loader lineup. The 160-hp (119-kW) DL220-5 replaces the DL220-3 model.
INSIDER Electronics & Computers
Unique Composite Film Could Become Hard Disc of the Future
A research group from ITMO University and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have invented unique conductive magnetic films that will be applied to transparent data storage, flexible...
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Production Code Generator
dSPACE’s (Wixom, MI) latest production code generator, TargetLink 4.1, supports the Functional Mock-up Interface (FMI) 2.0 and the latest version of the AUTOSAR standard, AUTOSAR 4.2. Moreover, MISRA C compliance and...
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5mm C-QFN Package
Barry Industries (Attleboro, MA) and Modelithics, Inc. have published a report detailing the broadband performance of Barry's 5mm high temperature co-fired ceramic (HTCC) quad-flat-no-leads (QFN) package to 40GHz. The report...
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ATX Motherboard
ADLINK Technology, Inc. (San Jose, CA) released its latest industrial ATX motherboard, the IMB-M43, powered by 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7/i5/i3 processors and providing up to five PCIe slots. The PCIe slots can be...
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Brightness Enhancement Film
American Polarizers Inc. (API) (Reading, PA) has expanded its product offering with 3M Vikuiti™ Brightness Enhancement Films (3M BEF). A single 3M BEF sheet increases the brightness of backlit LCD displays by up to...
INSIDER Electronics & Computers
New Battery Shuts Down at High Temps, Restarts When Cool
Stanford researchers have developed the first lithium-ion battery that shuts down before overheating, then restarts immediately when the temperature cools. The new technology could...
INSIDER Electronics & Computers
Scientists Work to Advance Conversational Computing
In an effort to help solve one of the grand challenges of artificial intelligence, the University of Michigan and IBM have launched a $4.5 million collaboration to develop a new class of...
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Flux Gains Safety Certification for Li-Ion Forklift Battery Packs
Flux Power recently announced that its Light EV battery packs became the first for forklift use to be listed to UL 2271. The Flux Power UL Listed line of 24-V LiFT Pack...
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Driveline and Gearbox Design Via Apps
Software integration is good news for engineers designing complex automotive systems such as drivelines and drivetrains. Today, sophisticated CAE tools are powerful and proven, aiding design of...
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Nissan Europe and Partners Form Battery R&D Venture
Nissan Europe, together with commercial and academic partners, is embarking on a near-£20 m (about $29 m) consortium project to pave the way for future generation EV batteries. The work...
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Harman Launches New HQ for Connected-Vehicle Developments
Harman International’s $30 million investment in a new, three-story building in metro Detroit consolidates technical specialists from eight separate locations into one vast...
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U.K. Creates New "Route 66” for Connected-Vehicle Testing
A new “route 66” is being established in the U.K. to create a real-world test highway for connected and autonomous vehicle technologies. JLR (Jaguar Land Rover) is one of the...
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GT Concept Reveals Opel/Vauxhall’s Sports Car Template
GM’s European brands Opel and Vauxhall may have new minimalist sports cars in the pipeline. The brands will reveal a concept at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show that they describe as “a...
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Hella's Vehicle-Damage Detection Technology Moves Toward Production
A technology that uses acoustic signals to detect vehicle exterior damage can use the connected car network to inform the driver’s smartphone that the vehicle has...
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Boeing's Pegasus Makes First Refueling Flight
Boeing and U.S. Air Force aircrews successfully completed the KC-46A tanker’s first refueling flight in late January. The KC-46A is a multirole tanker based on the 767 that Boeing is building...
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Innovative GKN Wing Structure Contributes to Clean Sky Next-Gen Aircraft
GKN Aerospace announced in January that it has delivered wing components as part of a major research program to test and measure the benefits of natural laminar flow...
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