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Natural DNA-Based Nonvolatile Resistive Switching Memory
Motivated by the demand for an even larger storage capacity in the information era, research efforts have been devoted to the development of more efficient and cost-effective memory elements.
Briefs Materials
Content Addressable Memory (CAM) Technologies for Big Data and Intelligent Electronics Enabled By Magneto-Electric Ternary CAM
Content addressable memory (CAM) is one of the most promising hardware solutions for high-speed data searching and...
Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
pH-Dependent Spin State Population and ¹⁹F NMR Chemical Shift Via Remote Ligand Protonation in An Iron(II) Complex
The development of transition metal-based molecules and materials that can be switched between low-spin and high-spin...
Briefs Electronics & Computers
A Mechanistic Analysis of Oxygen Vacancy Driven Conductive Filament Formation in Resistive Random Access Memory Metal/NiO/Metal Structures
Resistive Random Access Memory (RRAM) devices have drawn much interest in the last decade, particularly...
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Adient Rethinks Interior Technology for Autonomous Vehicles
Designers are envisioning new looks for vehicle interiors, as in-vehicle connectivity and electrified powertrains usher in the autonomous driving age. As more EVs enter the...
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Achates Power OP Engine Begins Real-World Test Phase
In 2016, Achates Power received a $9 million award from the U.S. Dept. of Energy’s ARPA-E program to develop its opposed-piston gasoline compression ignition (OPGCI) engine. Through...
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Plug-In Hybrid Brings Honda into Sharper Clarity
Honda’s recently introduced Clarity plug-in hybrid sedan is the third variant of this revitalized and electrified nameplate. It joins the Clarity Fuel Cell, which debuted in December 2016...
Technology Report Software
Saving EV Transmission Energy and Costs
Increasing electric vehicle efficiency without adding significant development and vehicle unit cost remains a challenge for the global auto industry. But Matthew Hole, head of design engineering at...
Briefs Materials
High Temperature Graphene-Peek Adhesive
Joining of composites can be a challenging issue. If adhesives are used, the joints are permanent and cannot be undone. If they need to be undone, inserts are often used and these inserts increase cost...
Briefs Aerospace
Bioinspired Surface Treatments for Improved Decontamination: Commercial Products
In January 2015, the Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) began an effort to evaluate and develop top-coat type...
Briefs Materials
Processing and Characterization of Lightweight Syntactic Materials
Conventional composite materials, in which a matrix material is reinforced by particulates, whiskers, and/or continuous fibers, have long been of interest as potential materials...
Briefs Materials
Mechanical Characterization and Finite Element Implementation of the Soft Materials Used in a Novel Anthropometric Test Device for Simulating Underbody Blast Loading
Anthropomorphic test devices (ATDs) have been used in automotive safety...
Briefs Aerospace
Stress-Corrosion Cracking and Corrosion Fatigue Impact of IZ-C17+Zinc-Nickel on 4340 Steel
The protection of cathodic metallic materials used for aircraft components, like 4340, Aermet 100, and PH 13-8 corrosion-resistant steel, is critical to...
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Thermal Management Plucks CAFE's Low-Hanging Fruit
Thermal management systems may offer the most 'bang for the buck' in the quest to improve vehicle efficiency and thus meet stringent U.S. Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards. Although...
Technology Report Electronics & Computers
California ZEV Law Gets Simpler, More Challenging
The good news about the California zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate is that it is greatly simplified starting in 2018. What will be a challenge: the new regulation, formulated by the...
Technology Report Aerospace
Toyota's New Structural Blue Paint Shimmers on Lexus LC500
We normally think of color as the product of the absorption of certain wavelengths to leave only the desired color to reflect. But it can also be produced by colorless surfaces...
Technology Report
2019 Corvette ZR1 Aims to Stay Cool
In developing the last, highest-performance version of the current C7-generation Chevrolet Corvette, airflow management was the primary overriding concern for the car’s engineering team.
News Manufacturing & Prototyping
PSA’s Plan of Action for Opel/Vauxhall: Electrification, Shared Platforms, Global R&D Center in Germany
One hundred days after France's PSA group bought GM’s Opel/Vauxhall European operations, the first and crucial detailed plan of...
Technology Report Electronics & Computers
Kiekert Unveils Automatic-Door Tech for Autonomous Vehicles
A new electronic side door latch is the prelude to vehicle side doors that automatically open and close on command.
Technology Report Software
Workhorse Multiphysics Tool Gets Upgrades
Engineers are now able to design with far higher precision, making materials thinner and lighter without sacrificing quality and durability. But as they press the limits of technology, engineers...
News Electronics & Computers
Manufacturing Systems Get Smart, Self Heal
Competition in the aerospace industry is fierce at all levels, and that includes the factory floor. Achieving production numbers is imperative to meeting both cost and customer expectations, and...
Briefs RF & Microwave Electronics
Sensitivity Simulation of Compressed Sensing Based Electronic Warfare Receiver Using Orthogonal Matching Pursuit Algorithm
Electronic Intelligence Receiver (ELINT) is an important component in electronic warfare (EW) and layer sensing. The...
Briefs Test & Measurement
The Impact of Video Compression on Remote Cardiac Pulse Measurement Using Imaging Photoplethysmography
Remote measurement of physiological signals has a number of advantages over traditional contact methods. It allows the measurement of vital...
Briefs Test & Measurement
Subjective Mapping of Dust-Emission Sources by Using MODIS Imagery
Dust storms (5 to 100 km across) often originate from multiple dust-emission sources (1 to 10 km across). Remote-sensing-based dust-source identification is a challenge. A...
Briefs Test & Measurement
Custom Data Logger for Real-Time Remote Field Data Collections
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), CHL, FRF, had a need for a remote real-time data collection system to control instruments and log and communicate data from five observing...
Briefs Aerospace
Initial Validation of Ballistic Shock Accelerometers
Method 522.2 of MIL-STD-810G CN1 defines ballistic shock as “a high-level shock that generally results from the impact of projectiles or ordnance on armored combat vehicles”. Typical...
Briefs Aerospace
Topology Control in Aerial Multi-Beam Directional Networks
In multi-beam directional networks, nodes are able to simultaneously transmit to all neighbors or receive from all neighbors. This spatial reuse allows for high throughputs, but in dense networks can cause significant interference. Topology control (i.e., selecting a subset of neighbors to...
Technology Report Green Design & Manufacturing
PEMS Takes a Bigger Testing Role in U.S., Europe
A recently launched North American database provides online users with vehicle-to-vehicle comparisons of greenhouse gas emissions and real-world fuel economy.
Briefs Materials
Hydrodynamic Drag Force Measurement of a Functionalized Surface Exhibiting Superhydrophobic Properties
With superhydrophobic properties being extended to a variety of metallic substrates through the process of ablation due to femto-second...
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