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On-Demand Webinars Automotive
Enabling Superior Mobility Experiences: Supercharging Data Connectivity for Next-Gen Vehicles
The thrill of powerful engines is fading. In its stead are personalization and the ability to integrate consumers’ digital lives into the...
On-Demand Webinars Automotive
Achieving Accurate and Comprehensive Machine Learning Modeling for CFD Applications
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations are subject to a variety of uncertainties such as initial conditions, boundary conditions, and choice...
On-Demand Webinars AR/AI
How AI Can Revolutionize FMEA Development
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already a transformative force in our daily lives. From virtual assistants like the Google Assistant, Siri, and Alexa, to personalized recommendations on...
Articles Automotive
Steel Targets EV Structures, Battery Boxes
The steel and aluminum industries are waging a new materials war that could determine which of the long-time competitors dominates EV structures in the next design cycle. Feeling the heat from...
On-Demand Webinars Automotive
Improving EV Performance, Efficiency, and Range with Multi-Functional Shift Systems
Electric vehicle (EV) drivetrain systems are being redefined — creating next-generation propulsion systems as the EV market rapidly grows. These...
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
Volvo Trucks’ Battery Chemistry of Choice: NCA
While Daimler Truck and Paccar are pursuing LFP battery cells, Volvo Trucks employs lithium-ion batteries in which lithium nickel cobalt aluminum oxide (NCA) is used as the cathode — for now anyway. The Swedish truck maker is continuously exploring other battery technologies. Read on to learn more.
Articles Materials
Developing Safer Batteries with Solid-State Polymer Electrolytes
A 100 percent solid-state, high-performance polymer electrolyte addresses issues with liquid electrolytes for safer battery cell designs. Read this article to learn more.
Products Manufacturing & Prototyping
New Products
See the new products, including Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation's CZ39 series of coreless current sensors, Bourns, Inc.'s latest miniature resettable thermal cutoff device series, Orion S.A.'s range of high-performance conductive additives that improve Li-ion battery performance, and Littelfuse, Inc.'s newest member of its eFuse Protection IC lineup, the LS0502SCD33S.
Briefs Physical Sciences
Sodium Battery Is Capable of Rapid Charging in Just a Few Seconds
A research team has developed a high-energy, high-power hybrid sodium-ion battery capable of rapid charging. The innovative hybrid energy storage system integrates anode materials typically used in batteries with cathodes suitable for supercapacitors. Read on to learn more.
Briefs Energy
A Breakthrough in Solid-State Electrolytes for All-Solid-State Batteries
A new synthesis process for solid electrolytes marks a crucial stride toward the commercialization of all-solid-state batteries free from the risks of explosion and fire. Read on to learn more.
Briefs Green Design & Manufacturing
Carbon-Capture Batteries Developed to Store Renewable Energy, Help Climate
A new battery formulation captures carbon dioxide from industrial emissions and converts it into a solid form that has the potential to be used in other products. Read on to learn more.
Briefs Energy
Designing Safer, Higher-Performance Lithium Batteries
Examining lithium metal batteries using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy may help in the design of new electrolytes and anode surfaces for high-performance batteries. Read on to learn more.
Briefs Materials
Enhancing the Performance of All-Solid-State Batteries
A research team from Pohang University has successfully enhanced the performance and durability of all-solid-state batteries. This breakthrough was made possible through the implementation of a novel approach known as bottom electrodeposition. Read on to learn more.
Articles Power
The Impact of Fast Charging on the EV Charging Chain
With fast charging becoming more common, precise and reliable temperature sensing across the charging chain will remain critical even as battery technologies evolve. Read on to learn why.
Articles Energy
Betting Big on LFP Battery Cells for Electric Commercial Vehicles
Accelera by Cummins, Daimler Truck, and Paccar collaborate to establish a 21-GWh dedicated factory for lithium iron phosphate battery cell manufacturing in the U.S. Read on to learn what that means for you.
On-Demand Webinars Software
Seamless Integration of Safety Operating Systems up to ASIL D/SIL 3
All automotive ECUs depend heavily on operating systems (OS) to manage multiple applications and hardware components. Ongoing complexity of ECUs is on the rise and,...
On-Demand Webinars Power
Next Steps in EV Transmission Development
Many traction-motor operating ranges are well-suited to light-vehicle applications – and even many commercial vehicles – without the need for multi-ratio transmission. Or are they? This...
Road Ready Power
2025 Cadillac Optiq EV Arrives with Standard Dual Motors
Continuing its rollout of EVs, Cadillac revealed the 2025 Optiq SUV today, the company’s most affordable EV yet and a smaller sibling to the popular Lyriq that was introduced...
On-Demand Webinars Automotive
Inspecting Automotive Components at Scale With Industrial X-ray CT
Automotive recalls are on the rise, prompting suppliers and automakers to find new technologies that can identify quality problems earlier in design and manufacturing...
On-Demand Webinars Automotive
The Evolution of Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything and Connected Vehicles
With cellular-vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) technology, vehicles can communicate directly with other vehicles as well as infrastructure, resulting in safer and...
On-Demand Webinars Materials
5 Tips for a Successful Transition to R-1234yf
There has been a notable shift in automotive refrigerants, with R-1234yf continuing to replace R-134a in new vehicles. Boasting significant environmental benefits over its predecessor,...
Road Ready Power
Tackling the Elements with the Ineos Grenadier Quartermaster and Wagon
Spinning up a new car company in the 2020s typically means there's a new electric crossover being unveiled that may (or may not) come to market sometime in the next...
Technology Report Connectivity
UX Work Underway to Make Alphabet Soup, Control Icons Easier on Drivers
At the InCabin USA interior vehicle technology expo in Detroit in May, Ford customer research lead Susan Shaw said that the sea of letters around ADAS features and...
Technology Report Unmanned Systems
AutoSens: Nodar’s Plan to Make Park Assist Tech Better, Cheaper, Cleaner
Park assist technology seems like low-hanging fruit in the assisted and automated driving space, but anyone who’s attempted to use one of these systems might...
Technology Report AR/AI
SkillReal Says Inexpensive Camera and AI Add up to Faster, Better Inspections
A company says that its digital twin alignment system, incorporating a sophisticated AI algorithm and an off-the-shelf camera, has the potential to...
On-Demand Webinars Power
Machine Learning for Multi-Physics Automotive Simulation
Undoubtedly, fast and accurate battery models are crucial for various applications such as electric vehicles, renewable energy storage, and portable electronics. Machine...
News Green Design & Manufacturing
Hexagon Agility Partners with Brudeli for Hybrid CNG Truck Powertrains
Hexagon Agility announced a collaboration with Norwegian EV transmission supplier Brudeli Green Mobility at the 2024 ACT Expo in Las Vegas. The partnership’s goal...
News Energy
TI Fluid Systems Opens Facility to Create Cooling Products for EVs
TI Fluid Systems’ newest e-Mobility Innovation Center (eMIC) provides the North American market with a collaborative space to develop efficient thermal management...
News Materials
Sinonus Carbon-Fiber Structural Batteries Would Reduce Weight While Adding Range
Carbon-fiber structural batteries are not entirely new, but now Sinonus, a company spun out of Chalmers Technical University in Gothenburg, Sweden, is...
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Mitigating Risks, Ensuring Reliability: Deep Dive into Automotive...
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Accelerating Time to Market: Tackling NVH Challenges in Electric...
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Space Communications and Navigation Summit 2024
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Utilizing Model-Based Systems Engineering for Vehicle Development
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Meeting the Challenges of Software-Defined Vehicles With...
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Automotive Hardware Security Modules: Functionality, Design, and...