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Vehicular CO2 emissions slashed with onboard capture and conversion scheme
Gas captured from the exhaust stream is liquefied and stored within the vehicle for future use as feedstock to produce gas or liquid green fuels and chemicals.
Raising ICE efficiency by spinning gas
Efficiency improvements and emission reductions can be realized by rapidly spinning gas inside internal combustion cylinders.
Blue Origin successfully completes reusable booster flight for the 6th time
The New Shepard vehicle has used the same two boosters for each flight.
Startup churns out a cross-country butter run in a self-driving truck
Plus.ai carried a truck full of Land O’Lakes butter more than 2,800 miles across the U.S.
Video: Ford builds a better car with McDonald’s coffee waste
In a new partnership with McDonald’s, Ford is using coffee chaff — the dried coffee bean skin removed during roasting — to build car parts.
Watch the unveiling of a new battery electric vehicle for European markets
The 400 km-range vehicle will feature a modular battery system with a capacity up to 720 kWh, which can be tailored to match different customers’ needs.
MIT spinout raises $20 million to develop extended battery scooter fleet
The financing will be used to increase safety and reduce maintenance costs of rentals in cities.
Fatal Uber ATG accident due to inadequate safety culture
An Uber ATG operator was in the driver’s seat, but the automated system was controlling the vehicle when it struck the pedestrian at 39 mph.
Navya launches autonomous shuttle service pilot project in France
The shuttles will follow a 1.4 km route in dense urban traffic of Lyon.
Startup to determine driver drowsiness using steering wheel cover
A Purdue University industrial engineering graduate has developed technology for determining when a driver is drowsy.
Automotive Lightweighting with Adhesive Bonding
The automotive industry is increasingly employing composites, ultrahigh-strength steels and low-density alloys such as aluminum and magnesium to lightweight vehicles. These new material combinations often require new bonding technologies.
Watch: Stolen, wrecked Challenger a highlight of SEMA 2019
The vehicle was stolen, wrecked in a police chase and displayed anyway.
Hyundai RANC technology combats road noise
The RANC technology can analyze various types of noise in real-time and produce inverted soundwaves.
Is CAD coming to your browser?
Internet speed and continuously connected computers are expanding the possible applications viable for SaaS to include computer-aided design (CAD) software.
Deprag and e-mobility are partners in-sync
Deprag’s advanced assembly tools help address the requirements of e-mobility assembly, from Intelligent Manual Workstations and Position Control Stands (PKS) to EC-Servo Screwdrivers and CleanFeed Systems.
How do oleo-pneumatic shock struts work?
Learn about oleo struts, critical shock absorbing elements of aircraft landing gear that cushion forces associated with landing and ground maneuvers such as taxiing.
Public more likely to blame human driver in a semi autonomous car crash even when the machine is at fault
A new study found that people are more likely to blame a car accident on a human driver of a semi-autonomous vehicle over machine error, even when the machine is at fault.
10 minute electric vehicle recharging moves closer to reality
A breakthrough by Penn State engineers could lead to the proliferation of EVs.
Video: Fuel cell and battery drive heavy duty truck
Equipped with a 90 kW proton exchange membrane fuel cell and a lithium-ion battery with 100 kWh capacity, the truck offers a range of 150 to 250 miles.
This innovation could cut soot emissions from diesel engines
The system is able to fine-tune the fuel-air mixture in an engine to the point of eliminating between 50% and 100% of the soot.