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RF & Microwave Electronics

Tech Mahindra Launches Aftermarket Platform for Predictive Maintenance

Tech Mahindra Ltd. recently launched its Automotive Aftermarket Suite, which enables the company to offer solutions in telematics and sensor-based predictive maintenance for thousands of cars on the road worldwide. Tech Mahindra plans to provide this scalable solution as a...

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Propulsion

Aircraft with Hybrid Engine Can Recharge in Flight

Researchers from the University of Cambridge, in association with Boeing, have successfully tested the first aircraft to be powered by a parallel hybrid-electric propulsion system, where an...

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Aerospace

Energy Harvesting Could Help Power Spacecraft of the Future

A consortium is working on a project to maximize energy harvesting on a spacecraft of the future. The initiative seeks to find energy-saving and -maximizing solutions to enable...

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Data Acquisition

Mini Solar Observatory Can Be Used on Manned Spacecraft

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) developed a miniature portable solar observatory for use onboard a commercial, manned, suborbital spacecraft. The SwRI Solar Instrument Pointing...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Walk-In Oven

The No. 1031 is a 650°F electrically heated walk-in oven from Grieve, currently used at a customer location for curing composite components. Workspace dimensions of the oven are 96-in width x 96-in depth x 84-in height. The oven...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

Rugged COTS Enclosure

The air-cooled 3U nine-slot D2D chassis from Curtiss-Wright comes in a 3/4 ATR tall long format. The Hybricon D2D-34TLA enclosure enables a system integrator to use the same COTS enclosure throughout the complete program...

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Automotive

Infiniti Q60 Concept Previews Next Coupe

Infiniti revealed its styling targets for its next-generation sports coupe when it pulled the cover off the Q60 Concept in Detroit at the 2015 North American International Auto Show, revealing a...

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Power

High-Performance Otto-To-Atkinson V8 Edition of Lexus GS Introduced at NAIAS

Lexus continued on its path to a high-tech performance car image from its long-held soft-luxury reputation, with the introduction at the North American...

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Transportation

Maruti Suzuki Refines Swift Engine for 10% FE Gain

Maruti Suzuki’s recent refresh of the Swift resulted in a 10% improvement in the car’s fuel efficiency, owing largely to powertrain refinements. With a certified fuel efficiency of 25.2...

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Automotive

Shelby Cobra Puts Sporty Face on 3-D Printing Technology

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) put a very pretty and sporty face on its 3-D printing technology at the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, showing off a...

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Automotive

SAE Eye on Engineering Quick Take: NAIAS Begins

Monday, January 12th marked the beginning of the 2015 North American International Auto Show, and media from all over the world were at Detroit's Cobo Hall. In this episode of SAE Eye on...

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Aerospace

2016 Toyota Tacoma Debuts at 2015 NAIAS

It’s been 10 years since an all-new Toyota Tacoma launched in the North American market.

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Software

NVision Aids Aircraft Repair Station in Quickly Obtaining FAA Approval

A certified FAA repair station recently used a 3-D laser scanning system to document its work on a passenger jet part such that the station was able to obtain the...

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Power

Nissan Arms Its 2016 Titan with Diesel V8, HD Capability

Nissan officials admit it took a grueling 10-year development program to launch their second-generation Titan, but those waiting for the new truck simply groan and call it “late.”...

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Green Design & Manufacturing

Johnson Controls Unveils New Start-Stop Battery System

An advanced start-stop system using two different battery chemistries is now in the prototype phase, Johnson Controls officials announced during media days at the 2015 North American International Auto Show.

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Automotive

Audi A3 Sportback E-Tron Swells VW’s Plug-In Hybrid Choices

“For Audi, the A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid marks another important step towards sustainable individual mobility,” said Audi Head of Sales, Wayne Griffiths. But it is...

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Transportation

Most Powerful Production Mini Shows in Detroit

When the first BMC Mini was introduced in 1959, its power output was 25 kW () from a very modest 848 cm³ engine that could eventually take it to 100 km/h (62 mph) in about 26 s and on to a top...

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Transportation

Book Offers Engineering Trends of 2014 Concept Cars, 2015 New Passenger Cars

SAE International’s "2015 Passenger Car and 2014 Concept Car Yearbook" provides snapshots of the latest and greatest technologies introduced by the automotive...

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Transportation

Volvo CE Transfers Backhoe Loaders and Motor Graders Manufacture to SDLG

Volvo Group announced in late 2014 that Volvo Construction Equipment will discontinue development and production of backhoe loaders and motor graders in Europe and the...

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Electronics & Computers

AFRL, ThermAvant Collaborate on Technologies to Help Electronics Stay Cool

A next-generation, micro-chip carrier for cooling is currently in development by Columbia, MO-based ThermAvant Technologies, LLC, and is already being tested by...

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Manufacturing & Prototyping

VISTARA Signs Contract with Airbus to Support A320 Fleet

VISTARA, a new carrier based in New Delhi, has signed long-term Flight Hour Services Tailored Support Package (FHS-TSP) contracts with Airbus with the entry into service of its 20...

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Defense

Jet Aviation Basel Gains DGCA Approval from India for Dassault Aircraft

Jet Aviation Basel recently received CAR-145 approval from the Director General Civil Aviation (DGCA) in India to provide full maintenance services to Indian-registered...

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Transportation

ZF Wins Innovation Award for Electrically Driven City Bus Axle

As part of the "International busplaner Sustainability Prize 2015," an independent jury of experts assessed bus innovations that combine economic success with social...

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Automotive

Komatsu America Launches New Hydraulic Excavator

With an operating weight range between 66,359 lb (30,100 kg) and 68,122 lb (30,900 kg), Komatsu America Corp.'s PC290LC-11 hydraulic excavator features improved efficiency, lower fuel...

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Defense

New Serenity Payload Detects Hostile Fire

Two government-developed sensors are working together to increase the security of deployed soldiers. The Firefly and Serenity sensors employ government developed algorithms, software, and hardware to...

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Defense

Researchers Create New Test Station for Missile Warning System

The AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) helps protect Army aircraft from attack by shoulder-launched missiles and other threats. To keep this defensive system operating...

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Defense

Studies Look at Long-Term Aging of Electronics in Nuclear Weapons

Sandia National Laboratories is studying how environments, including radiation that originates from a nuclear weapon itself, could affect the performance of electronics in the...

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Transportation

Mercedes-Benz Debuts 'Car of the Future' at CES

Designed around the future luxuries of space, time, and privacy, the Mercedes-Benz F 015 “Luxury in Motion” concept car had its world premiere Monday night at the 2015 International CES.

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Automotive

Toyota Announces Access to Fuel-Cell Patents at CES

Physicist and futurist Dr. Michio Kaku opened the Toyota press conference at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) proclaiming the dawn of a new age of hydrogen.