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Material Derived from Trees Could Replace Liquid Electrolytes
The material could pave the way for better, safer solid-state batteries.
Briefs Semiconductors & ICs
Technique Extends Next-Generation Lithium Metal Batteries
The discovery could enable lightweight, low-cost, long-lasting energy storage for electric vehicles, houses, and more.
Briefs Materials
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 Merges Solar Cell and Liquid Battery
A highly efficient and long-lasting solar flow battery generates, stores, and redelivers renewable electricity from the Sun in one device.
Briefs Energy
High-Performance MXene Electrodes for Next-Generation Battery
Two-dimensional MXene provides fast redox and high-rate energy storage.
Articles Automotive
Powering the Future of Electric Vehicles with Safer, Lighter Batteries
A "Blade" battery has significant market potential in energy storage applications.
Articles Semiconductors & ICs
The Path to Smarter Vehicle Charging
As light-duty and commercial-purpose battery electric vehicles (EVs) catch on, better, faster, and smarter battery recharging is on the way.
News Energy
Private Sector ‘Coalition of the Willing’ Charged with Energizing America’s New EV Roadmap
The Biden administration’s EV charging action plan announced in December 2021 detailed how it intended to fast-track billions in funding...
INSIDER Electronics & Computers
Boeing Selects New Electric Power Generation System for B-52 Bomber
As part of the U.S. Air Force’s ongoing modernization efforts to keep the B-52 bomber flying into the 2050s, Boeing has selected Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon...
News Energy
The Path to Better, Smarter Vehicle Charging
As the roster of light-duty and commercial-purpose battery electric vehicles (EVs) begins an almost catalytic expansion in 2022, better, faster and smarter battery recharging is on the way to...
News Regulations/Standards
Addressing Electromagnetic Compatibility in the Context of Aircraft Electrification
In the current context of aircraft electrification, the aerospace industry needs to address increased design complexity and higher levels of integration, which...
Articles Power
Honda Puts Autonomous Vehicles to Work
Honda and Black and Veatch, a global engineering and construction firm, said they recently conducted a month-long field test of a prototype Honda Autonomous Work Vehicle (AWV) at a Black and Veatch...
News Manufacturing & Prototyping
Nissan Debuts Tech-Laden 2022 Ariya EV SUV
Nissan became an electric-vehicle pioneer when it debuted the Leaf in late 2010, and even with a meager 73 miles (117 km) of range the first-generation 5-door hatchback became the world’s...
News Manufacturing & Prototyping
VinFast Brings New EVs, Assembly Plans to U.S.
The name VinFast isn’t likely to mean much to anyone outside Vietnam where the automotive startup launched four years ago. But by November 2022, the company expects to have two EVs, the VF...
INSIDER Energy
Prototype Aims to Reduce Fuel Use, Improve Tactical Vehicle Performance
The Defense Department maintains a fleet of more than 250,000 tactical vehicles, which frequently operate in austere conditions. These vehicles often spend as much of...
Technical Innovation Propulsion
Navistar Updates A26 Engine, Improves FE by 4%
Since the initial launch of the International A26 engine five years ago for the Class 8 market, Navistar engineers have tweaked the power plant to improve fuel economy by 10 percent.
News Power
ABS Ramps up Commercial-Vehicle Battery-Pack Assembly
American Battery Solutions (ABS) is preparing for a big uptick in business with the increasing electrification of buses, medium- and heavy-duty trucks. “In order to be ready for the...
Articles Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Developing EV-specific Lubes
As the variety of EVs proliferates, lubricant manufacturers must keep pace to ensure proper fluid management.
News Transportation
Thermal Challenges of Electric Commercial Vehicles
Vehicle electrification poses new challenges for thermal management, driving development of new systems and components specific to battery and fuel-cell electric vehicles (EVs). Key...
Products Aerospace
New Products
Single-board systems, self-encrypting drives, custom capacitor assemblies, and more.
Application Briefs Aerospace
Small UAV Satcom System
Honeywell’s Small UAV SATCOM system weighs just only 1 kilogram.
Briefs Materials
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.
News Power
BEV Streamliner Tops 350 Mph for U.S. Speed Record
The pursuit of straight-line speed loosely known as hot-rodding is a painstaking process: assemble an enthusiastic team, tap all the expertise you can muster and convince a sponsor or...
News Propulsion
Steel Sector Aids Sustainability Efforts
Volvo Group partners with SSAB on ‘green steel’ for off-highway machines and with Ovako for access to fossil-free hydrogen.
Original Equipment Power
Hyundai CE Launches Next-Gen Electric Forklift
The 2.5-ton B-X electric forklift employs the company’s first application of lithium-iron-phosphate batteries.
Technical Innovation Manned Systems
Mahle, Liebherr Develop Active Pre-Chamber for Hydrogen ICE
The collaboration attempts to resolve issues with heavy-duty, hydrogen-fueled engines, namely avoiding pre-ignition and knock without reduced compression ratios.
Articles Power
Engineering the 2022 Toyota Tundra
Chief engineer Mike Sweers talks structure, materials and a different approach to hybrid power for the all-new, third-generation pickup.
News Materials
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.
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New Raytheon and Lockheed Martin Agreements Expand Missile Defense Production
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Ford Announces 48-Volt Architecture for Future Electric Truck
INSIDERManufacturing & Prototyping
Active Strake System Cuts Cruise Drag, Boosts Flight Efficiency
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Accelerating Down the Road to Autonomy
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How Airbus is Using w-DED to 3D Print Larger Titanium Airplane Parts
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Electronics & Computers
Cooling a New Generation of Aerospace and Defense Embedded...
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Battery Abuse Testing: Pushing to Failure
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Automotive
Quiet, Please: NVH Improvement Opportunities in the Early Design Cycle
Transportation
Advantages of Smart Power Distribution Unit Design for Automotive &...
Aerospace
Sesame Solar's Nanogrid Tech Promises Major Gains in Drone Endurance