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  • China to Launch Test Flights for C919 Aircraft

    State-owned Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) is expected to launch test flights this year of its C919 passenger aircraft, which recently completed basic assembly.

  • Design Innovations Led to a Compact, Simple-to-Use Medical Defibrillator

    You've seen those live-saving defibrillators in offices, shopping malls and even homes, standing at the ready for immediate use in case of a medical emergency.

  • NEMA Publishes U.S. Standard for Watthour Meter Sockets

    The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) published ANSI C12.7-2014 American National Standard for Requirements for Watthour Meter Sockets.

  • Renesas Creates Chip for Safety, Experience in Connected Vehicles

    Renesas says it has built a microcontroller (MCU) for use in instrument clusters found in connected cars that can deliver a safer and better driving experience.

  • Revenues from Smartphone and Automotive Displays Grew in 2014, IHS Says

    As smartphones monopolize product sales for cameras and other devices with small and medium displays, automotive display revenues rose 26% to become the second-highest growth category in 2014, according to IHS.

  • Ricardo Builds Electric Motor without Rare Earth Materials

    Ricardo, a global engineering, strategic and environmental consultancy, has developed what it says is a low-cost 85-kilowatt (kW) electric motor.

  • Serving a Thirsty World, Trends in Desalination, Part 2

    Desalination is used to produce water that is potable for drinking, industrial use and irrigation. The engineering challenges of desalination projects include not just technology, but also geography, environmental impact, finance and politics.

  • Solar Cell Performance Improved with Blu-ray Disc

    A solar cell scatters light more effectively when it is textured rather than smooth, increasing its efficiency. Scientists have searched for the most effective texture with a reasonable manufacturing cost.

  • Solar Eclipse Will Test European Electric Power Grid

    Close coordination among operators of Europe's interconnected electric power grid will be crucial to manage the potential loss of some 35,000 megawatts (MW) of solar photovoltaic (PV) generating capacity during a two-hour solar eclipse that takes place on the morning of March 20.

  • Standard to Provide Screening Process for Microbial Contamination in Fuel

    A proposed ASTM International standard will provide a screening process to determine microbial contamination in fuel. The proposed new method will join four existing fuel microbiology methods and practices under the jurisdiction of ASTM D02.14 on Stability and Cleanliness of Liquid Fuels.

  • UK Offers £10m Prize for Battery Innovation

    The UK government is launching a nationwide competition to find the next innovation in batteries. The £10 million ($15.46 million) prize will be awarded to a single UK-based consortium that demonstrates the idea for a commercially viable battery pack for the next generation of ultra-low emission vehicles and is ready for production and integration into cars and other road vehicles.

  • Updated Standard on Energy Efficiency in Existing Buildings

    A revised standard from ASHRAE and IES seeks to provide greater guidance and a more comprehensive approach to retrofit of existing buildings for increased energy efficiency.

  • Industrial Pump Derived from Bird Wing Motion

    Birds manipulate airflow each time they flap their wings, pushing air in one direction and moving themselves in another. Two New York University researchers, Benjamin Thiria and Jun Zhang, have created a pump that moves fluid using vibration similar to a bird's motion.

  • Software Simulates Component Fatigue

    Altair HyperWorks simulation users can now analyze frequency-based fatigue and do random response post-processing with a new download, CAEfatigue Vibrations, as reported at Engineering.com.

  • ICT Downtime Costs Businesses $100 Million a Year, IHS Infonetics Says

    Technology market research firm Infonetics Research, now part of IHS, conducted in-depth surveys with 205 medium and large businesses in North America and found that companies are losing as much as $100 million per year to downtime related to information and communication technology (ICT).

  • Apple Aims to Produce an Electric Vehicle by 2020, Bloomberg Says

    Apple Inc. aims to begin producing an electric vehicle as early as 2020, people with knowledge of the matter have told Bloomberg.

  • Boeing Centralizes Space and Defense Efforts in New Business Unit

    Boeing says it will house its defense and space efforts in a newly created, central location within its Defense, Space and Security (BDS) unit, called BDS Development.

  • Paper-thin Nanofiber Has Potential for Electronics and EVs

    Researchers have developed a paper-like material for lithium-ion batteries that has the potential to boost by several time the amount of energy that can be delivered per unit weight of the battery.

  • Volvo to Use Cloud for Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication

    Volvo says it plans to share information between cars over the Internet through the cloud. The Swedish automaker says it soon will be possible for cars to warn other cars about road hazards, such as potholes and oil spills.

  • Companies Team Up to Deliver Wireless Connections for the Internet of Things

    Three companies with products applicable to the Internet of Things (IoT) have teamed up to deliver technology that they say will increase device reliability over a wireless network, according to Automation World.

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