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Wireless Road Charging for EVs to Debut in 2023
Roadway-embedded wireless charging for electric vehicles is coming to a stretch of urban highway in Detroit, marking a pilot-program first on a U.S. public road. “Our electric vehicle...
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Expanding the ‘Bubble’ of Cabin Acoustics
Noise cancellation has been a viable technology for many years, used on board turboprop aircraft to counter engine noise and familiar to consumers when applied to headphones to reduce...
Briefs Propulsion
Experimental Assessment of Entanglement for an Unmanned Underwater Vehicle with an Open, Three-Bladed Propeller
This research evaluates the entanglement of an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) operating in marine vegetation common to littoral...
Briefs RF & Microwave Electronics
Hardening Unmanned Aerial Systems Against High-Power Microwave Threats in Support of Forward Operations
Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) continue to play an increasing role across the spectrum of military operations. Advances in human-machine...
Briefs Software
Evaluation of Future Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Capabilities in an Automated Computer-Aided Wargame
In fiscal year 2016, the Senate Armed Services Committee ordered the Navy to increase its fleet to 355 ships. However, the lack of...
Briefs Unmanned Systems
Unmanned Aerial Systems Electromagnetic Induction Sensor Development
The U. S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is the lead Army research and development organization for force protection, military engineering, and...
Briefs Energy
New Material Offers Promise for Solid-State Batteries
Researchers from the University of Waterloo, Canada, who are members of the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR), headquartered at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne...
Briefs Energy
Hydropower Technology Swaps Dams with Electric Trucks
In steep mountain regions, the potential for generating electricity from a small stream of water is high, however, the hydropower potential of these regions remains untapped as it...
Briefs Power
A High-Energy Density Lithium-Ion Battery
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) and Softbank Corp. have developed a lithium-air battery with an energy density over 500Wh/ kg - significantly higher than currently lithium-ion batteries....
Briefs Materials
Micro-Supercapacitors Enable Fast Charging
Micro-supercapacitors could revolutionize the way we use batteries by increasing their lifespan and enabling extremely fast charging. Now, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have...
Briefs Power
Extending Battery Life of Small Drones
A continuous flight of small drones over its perimeter could enhance security of the nation's border, but there is one small problem: The battery limitation of small drones (they last about 30 minutes) is...
Technology Report Automotive
Toyota Reinvesting in Collaborative Safety Research
To adapt to a swiftly changing mobility ecosystem, Toyota announced on April 27 a new five-year, $30-million investment in its Ann Arbor, Michigan-based Collaborative Safety Research...
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SAE and NREL Partner to Strengthen EV-Charging Cybersecurity
Members of the electric vehicle industry gathered at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in early April to evaluate enhanced cybersecurity for the connections between...
Briefs Defense
Foreign Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems: Developments in the International Arms Markets
A growing number of counter-UAV systems are being offered by foreign vendors.
Technology Report Power
SAE WCX 2022: ICE Won’t Melt amid Shift to EVs
The transition to electrified vehicles in OEM portfolios is progressing, but internal combustion engines (ICE) will continue to power millions of new vehicles for a still undetermined...
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SAE WCX 2022: Internal-Combustion’s Life Extension
Whichever way you “slice” it, the future of the 150-year-old internal combustion engine is moving steadily into the hands of global emissions-policy regulators. New ICE programs are...
Briefs Aerospace
Evaluation of Environmental Sensors in Training: Performance Outcomes and Symptoms during Airborne and Combatives Training
Investigating the feasibility and potential validity of using biomechanical environmental sensor technologies to improve the detection of potentially concussive events that could lead to mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI).
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Autonomous and Resilient Management of All-Source Sensors for Navigation Assurance
As the number and type of sensors informing a system increases, so does the probability of corrupting the system with sensor modeling errors, signal interference, and undetected faults.
Briefs Test & Measurement
Multimode Optical Fiber Sensing
Although a vast majority of fiber optic strain sensors use single mode fiber, multimode fiber has a higher nonlinear threshold that enables higher light levels and lower noise.
Technology Report Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Spawning an All-New Gasoline Engine, Stellantis’ Hurricane Is Coming
Although Stellantis has announced its intent to have EVs account for at least 50% of its sales mix by 2030, this week the company’s Head of Propulsion Systems Micky...
Technology Report Automotive
Where Key Minerals Used in EVs Come From
What minerals are used uniquely in the manufacture of electric passenger vehicles? Is the U.S. self-sufficient in these minerals, or does it rely on imports? And if the latter, what are the source...
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GM details Corvette’s new and mighty LT6 V8
If the end of the internal-combustion epoch truly is within sight, General Motors intends to see it out with a bang. It’s latest — who’s to say whether it’s the “last?” —...
Technology Report AR/AI
GM and Qualcomm Partner on Next-gen ADAS
Ultra Cruise, General Motors’s next generation of hands-free ‘Super Cruise’ ADAS technology, will be powered by a scalable compute architecture featuring a system-on-chip (SoC) design...
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2022 SAE President Sri Srinath: Engineer, Leader, Mentor
With experiences ranging from being a hands-on engineer to managing multi-billion-dollar businesses to serving as a director in human services, “Sri Srinath is well suited to lead SAE...
News Energy
Light-vehicle Horsepower Hits Historic High in 2021
Full-electric propulsion for the U.S.’s light-vehicle market segments is gaining momentum, but developers of the internal-combustion engine aren’t throwing in the towel just yet....
Technical Innovation Electronics & Computers
Purdue Prototypes New EV Fast-charge Cable
A new charging station cable designed by a Purdue University research team could enable an electric vehicle (EV) battery to be recharged in under five minutes, comparable to filling an average...
Briefs Energy
High-Performance MXene Electrodes for Next-Generation Battery
Two-dimensional MXene provides fast redox and high-rate energy storage.
Briefs Energy
Fast-Charging, Long-Running, Bendable Supercapacitor
This technology has potential as a portable power supply in several applications, including electric vehicles, cellphones, and wearable technology.
Briefs Energy
Technique Extends Next-Generation Lithium Metal Batteries
The discovery could enable lightweight, low-cost, long-lasting energy storage for electric vehicles, houses, and more.
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A Next Generation Helmet System for Navy Pilots
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New Raytheon and Lockheed Martin Agreements Expand Missile Defense Production
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How Airbus is Using w-DED to 3D Print Larger Titanium Airplane Parts
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Ford Announces 48-Volt Architecture for Future Electric Truck
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Advantages of Smart Power Distribution Unit Design for Automotive &...
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Sesame Solar's Nanogrid Tech Promises Major Gains in Drone Endurance