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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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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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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.
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Danfoss Introduces Robust Telematics Platform
“Telematics has become a megatrend in heavy equipment industries as more and more companies see value in having a 24/7, real-time overview of their fleet,” according to Marco Tacke, Product...
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SAE Committee Busy Developing Standards to Confront the Cybersecurity Threat
Several cybersecurity-related standards are being developed under SAE International's Global Ground Vehicle Standards group’s Vehicle Electrical System Security...
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3M, GM Collaborate on Aftermarket Adhesive for Multi-Material Structures
According to Dan Wittek, Technical Service Supervisor at 3M, aluminum vehicle bodies are not all that complicated to repair, reminding that “trucks have been made...
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NASA Testing Under Way of Shape-Changing Aircraft Flap
The Adaptive Compliant Trailing Edge (ACTE) project, a joint effort between NASA and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), has taken another step forward with the completion of...
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Deere Tier 4 Final Construction-Class Dozers Feature New Electrohydraulic System
John Deere says its 750K and 850K crawler dozers meet Tier 4 Final emissions standards while offering higher productivity, increased uptime, and lower daily...
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NASA Selects Commercial Space Partners for Collaborative Partnerships
NASA has formed unfunded partnerships with four U.S. companies to develop new space capabilities available to the government and other customers. The Collaborations for...
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QinetiQ Develops New Baffle for Dark Matter Observation by Euclid Space Telescope
QinetiQ has designed a critical component for the Euclid space telescope being developed by Airbus Defence and Space and due to be launched in 2020. QinetiQ...
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Collaborative Research Project Leads to Potentially Swarming VTOL UAVs
Over a three-year period, German aerospace engineers from industry and academia collaborated on the AVIGLE (Avionic Digital Service Platform) research project, described...
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Study Weighs in on Emissions from Composite Aircraft
A global fleet of composite planes could reduce carbon emissions by up to 15%, according to new research by the University of Sheffield, University of Cambridge, and UCL (University...
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Growing Interest in Bio-Based Material Parts
Plastic composite parts outnumber bio-based material vehicle applications, but “green” projects are making inroads by overcoming various hurdles.
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Attacking GDI Engine Particulate Emissions
It may be surprising to learn that the modern gasoline direct-injection (GDI) engines in today’s passenger cars can emit more hazardous fine particulate matter than a port fuel-injected engine...
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See-Through A-Pillars, Ghost Navigation, and Discovery Sport Extreme Testing
When Land Rover wants to reveal its latest engineering and technology, it invariably does so in extreme driving conditions; conditions that reflect its rigorous...
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Boeing Begins Construction of Simulation, Analytics Lab in Huntsville
Boeing has begun construction on a 7000-ft² addition to its research and technology center in Alabama. The Center for Applied Simulation and Analytics (CASA) will serve...
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Toyota Pumps $126M into Michigan R&D Expansion
For the third time in a little more than a year, Toyota has announced an expansion of its Southeast Michigan R&D campuses. The most recent announcement involves an investment of $126...
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No Simple Roadmap to Autonomous Cars
How do we get to the autonomous-drive car from here? Both the car and the infrastructure have to be changed, but as speakers at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show's Connected Car Expo made clear, there has...
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Voice Recognition Draws High Interest but Disappointment in J.D. Power Survey
Automobile overall quality has improved so much over recent years that J.D. Power had to rewrite its survey to reflect what really concerns motorists with their...
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BorgWarner Expects EGR, Natural-Gas Growth for Commercial Vehicles
BorgWarner presented its new exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) modules, EcoFlash ignition system, and heavy-duty controlled coolant pump for commercial diesel and natural gas engines at the recent IAA Commercial Vehicles in Hanover, Germany. During the event, Prof. Christopher P....
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VW Reveals Hot New 10-Speed DSG—and a Cool Dashboard Design
As Director of Powertrain for the Volkswagen Group and Head of Development for the VW brand, Hans-Jakob Neusser is never short of new technology projects. To make the point, his...
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GPS, Telematics Augment Sensor Input Needed for Autonomous Driving
When vehicles start handling multiple aspects of driving, electronic controls won’t always rely solely on input from onboard sensors. Often, antennas will point skyward to...
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Air Traffic Lab Answers Questions About Future Flying
The holiday season is upon us and that means crowded airports and delayed flights. Researchers at NASA's Langley Research Center are working to change that. They are conducting studies to...
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Wireless Devices Used by Pilots are Vulnerable to Hacking
A new class of apps and wireless devices used by private pilots are vulnerable to a wide range of security attacks, which in some scenarios could lead to catastrophic outcomes, according...
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Foldable Material Can Support Many Times its Weight
Researchers at Drexel University and Dalian University of Technology in China have chemically engineered a new, electrically conductive nanomaterial that is flexible enough to fold, but strong...
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Enclosure Cooler
TECA Corp. (Chicago, IL) has introduced a powerful new thermoelectric air conditioner for enclosure cooling. The AHP-690 Model features compact dimensions and 55% more cooling capacity than coolers of similar size. As a closed...
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Rugged Android Tablet
ADLINK Technology (San Jose, CA) has released its new IMT-1 Android 4.2 tablet, integrating the TI OMAP5432 1.5GHz dual-core ARM A15 processor for high performance computing power. Built-in WLAN or optional WWAN...
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Energy Metering MCUs
Atmel(R) Corporation (San Jose, CA) has expanded its Atmel | SMART portfolio of energy metering products with the introduction of the SAM4C32 dual-core secure MCU, along with the SAM4CMS32 and SAM4CMP32 for residential,...
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Protocol Analyzer
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (Santa Rosa, CA) has introduced the U4301B PCIe(R) protocol analyzer for engineers developing PCIe Gen3 systems. The U4301B supports all PCIe speeds from 2.5 GT/s (Gen1) through 8 GT/s (Gen3) and...
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