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Panasonic Augments Driver Safety with New HUD Tech
At CES 2022 Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America unveiled AR HUD 2.0 (Augmented Reality Head-Up Display 2.0), the first system to include a new, patented eye-tracking system...
News Imaging
Valeo Debuts New Lidars, EV Tech at CES 2022
The breadth of Valeo’s news announcements during CES 2022 effectively showcased just how much the show has turned into an automotive tech event. From autonomous driving technologies to...
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GM CEO Barra Promises $30K EV SUV by Fall 2023; Automated Driving by Mid-Decade
In a January 5 keynote presentation at CES 2022, General Motors CEO Mary Barra did more than unveil an electric version of one of the company’s profit...
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Hyundai Enters the Metaverse Via Its PnD Technology
When Facebook announced last October that it was changing its name to Meta, most wondered whether people would want to spend as much time in a virtual world as they do on the platforms...
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GM Unveils 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV
General Motors has fired its first salvo in the high-volume electric vehicle wars, unveiling two versions of the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV that bring formidable feature content, evolutionary style...
Technology Report Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Unique Helmholtz Induction Feeds 2023 Corvette Z06
The 2023 Corvette Z06 recently arrived, powered by a 5.5-L LT6 V8 (above) spinning a radical flat-plane crankshaft. Now that additional engineering details have emerged, the LT6’s top...
News Energy
Innovative ‘Afreecar’ Wins SAE’s 2021 Create the Future Design Award
The focus is on bringing electric power and mobility to 1 billion people who have no access to electricity.
Briefs Propulsion
Fatigue Behavior of an Advanced Melt-Infiltrated SIC/SIC Composite with Environmental Barrier Coating at 1200°C in Air and in Steam
SiC fiber-reinforced SiC matrix composites are being evaluated for aircraft engine hot-section components.
Briefs Aerospace
Novel Whisker Mitigating Composite Conformal Coat Assessment
DoD electronics have an increased failure risk due to tin whisker short circuits, unless properly mitigated by design.
Briefs Materials
Cold Sprayed Coatings with Dual Nanoparticle Reinforcements for Wear and Corrosion Protection
The use of cold spray has made significant strides since different-sized particles were explored in the process.
Briefs Materials
Bio-Based Polyurethane Containing Isosorbide for Use in Composites and Coatings
Polyurethane can be easily molded or cast into a film at ambient conditions.
Briefs RF & Microwave Electronics
Cylindrical Array Radar: Comparison to Multi-Faced Systems for Horizon Surveillance and Application to Ubiquitous Radar
Small platforms play a pivotal role in the modern Navy.
Technology Report Design
Lithium-Free Corvette Z06: More Sting for the 2023 Stingray
Topping the eighth-generation (C8) 2020-22 Chevrolet Corvette is no mean feat. Customers still pay premiums and patiently wait in line to own one. Yet the new Z06 edition, due...
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3D Graphene Boosts New Batteries Beyond Lithium-Ion
Lyten’s materials innovation enables lithium-sulfur cell chemistry to surpass lithium-ion and set the stage for an EV production debut later this decade.
Technical Innovation Automotive
Bosch Debuts New CV-Specific Electric Motor and Inverter
The 230 e-motor can be paired with Bosch’s advanced SiC inverter to cut down on energy losses and increase driving range.
News Energy
New Zapp Electric Scooter Just 200 Pounds, 200 Components
With simpler designs, no noise and no tailpipe emissions, electric scooters are projected to rapidly gobble market share in Europe and Asia.
Briefs RF & Microwave Electronics
Coastal Lidar and Radar Imaging System (CLARIS) Lidar Data Report
The Army analyzed shoreline change, dune volume, beach volume, beach slope, and cumulative elevation change along the northern Outer Banks of North Carolina.
Briefs Data Acquisition
3D Data Acquisition Platform for Human Activity Understanding
A computational approach for action prediction can extend to machines and also promote further research in human prediction and intention sensing.
Briefs Aerospace
Development and Testing of a New Version of MBUD for Cued Classification of Marine UXO
MBUD has a new data acquisition system and incorporates technical modifications to eliminate the noise encountered in seawater.
Briefs RF & Microwave Electronics
Impact of Satellite Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance on Modern Naval Operations
Army research is determining if afloat availability of satellite ISR has fundamentally changed naval operations.
Briefs Materials
Fabrication and Testing of High-Speed Single-Rotor and Compound-Rotor Systems
The X2 Technology Demonstrator recently achieved a level flight speed over 250 knots, proving the basic concept of the coaxial compound configuration.
Technology Report Power
IAA Munich and the Future of ‘Mobility’ Shows
Enormous anticipation guided me as I entered the expansive Munchen Messe on Sept. 7, the inaugural media day and official kickoff for the first IAA – Germany’s combination auto show and...
Technology Report Green Design & Manufacturing
Toyota Promising Big Battery, EV Action, but Circumspect on Absolutes
In a briefing to update media on its near-term development of electric-vehicle (EV) battery development and carbon-neutrality measures, Toyota Motor Corp. chief...
Briefs Energy
Metal-Free, Recyclable Polypeptide Battery Degrades on Demand
The new battery is degradable, recyclable, non-toxic, and safer than lithium-ion batteries.
Briefs Lighting
Rechargeable Cement-Based Batteries
An entire 20-story concrete building could store energy like a giant battery.
Briefs Aerospace
Review of Recent Capability Improvements in Ultrashort Pulse Laser Sources: Closing the Relevancy Gap for Directed Energy Applications
The horizon for directed energy (DE) applications, using ultrashort pulse lasers (USPLs), is quickly approaching.
Briefs Test & Measurement
The Purpose of Mixed-Effects Models in Test and Evaluation
While Defense Test and Evaluation (T&E) is different from agriculture, data attributes can be surprisingly similar.
Briefs Photonics/Optics
Nonlinear Effects in Transformation Optics-Based Metamaterial Shields for Counter Directed Energy Weapon Defense
Applying an iterative solution to the Maxwell equations may accommodate the nonlinear effects produced by directed energy weapons.
Briefs Test & Measurement
MIL-DTL-32628/01-X Reusable EMI Shield Termination Band on MIL-DTL-38999 Electrical Connector Accessory Braid Termination/Tensile Qualification Test
A series of reusable bands were evaluated for tensile strength performance.
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