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Watch: Tool Tackles Slippery Slope of Winter Roads
Software and hardware are combined to optimize seasonal road salting, enabling cities to allocate resources effectively and increase safety on critical roads.
Magnesium Car Parts: Cost Factors (Part 2)
Magnesium’s higher price compared to steel or aluminum is limiting wider adoption in the cost-sensitive mainstream automotive market. While magnesium and aluminum are abundant elements in the earth’s crust, magnesium is currently more expensive to reduce or produce compared to aluminum. New developments on the horizon may change that.
Catalytic Structures Could Clean Up Diesel Engine Technology
New nanostructured earth abundant metal catalysts rival platinum for reactions of practical importance and at temperatures relevant to exhaust emissions.
When Kings Preferred Aluminum To Gold
In the mid-1800s aluminum was a precious metal on par with silver and gold. Proof of this can be found in the apex of the Washington monument, the formal "silver-ware" of the Second French Empire and assorted high-end 19th-century jewelry. This in spite of the fact that aluminum is the third most abundant element in the Earth's crust. Why?
Efficient Drivetrains Announces EDI PowerDrive 8000 Series Availability
EDI has announced its EDI PowerDrive™ 8000 series of drivetrains, available in both full electric and plug-in hybrid options.
MW-Scale Fuel Cell Power and Hydrogen Plant Planned for California Port
Toyota Logistics Services at California's Long Beach Port will become first Toyota facility in North America to use 100% renewable power.
Airbag Prevents Tanker Truck from Tipping
Hoping to make the transport of bulk liquids much safer, Dr. Erik Eenkhoorn of the University of Twente has developed the "Cairbag."
Toronto to Test Smart Traffic Signals to Ease Congestion
The new signals adjust traffic signals independently to respond to real-time traffic patterns. They can also synchronize with other smart signals in the vicinity to ease congestion.
Studying Ignition Properties of Low-octane Gasoline
The combustion chemistry of two low-octane gasolines was studied to help optimize gasoline compression ignition engine design.
Watch: The Superelastic Tire as Reinvented by NASA
The tire inspired by the Apollo lunar tires is composed of a nickel-titanium shape memory alloy and can withstand excessive deformation without permanent damage.
Magnesium Car Parts: A Far Reach for Manufacturers? Part 1
Magnesium structural, body and engine parts have been around since the 1930s. Magnesium is 75 percent lighter than steel and 33 percent lighter than aluminum. Current vehicles utilize only less than 1 percent magnesium on average. Why don’t automotive design engineers select magnesium more often?
New Device Boosts Road Time for Tesla, Leaf Drivers
A switching device can enable batteries in these electric vehicles to work up to 50 percent longer.
Watch: iDisc Produces up to 90% Less Brake Dust
The technology is based on a conventional cast-iron brake disc but also has a tungsten-carbide coating made exclusively by Buderus Guss, a subsidiary of German automotive supplier Bosch
Socket Your 293 pin BGA Using Extreme Temperature Socket with Superior Electrical Performance
Ironwood Electronics has introduced a new BGA socket addressing high-performance requirements for Micro Controller Units.
This Test Track Will Challenge Autonomous Vehicles
The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute and the Virginia Department of Transportation are expanding an autonomous vehicle test facility known as the Virginia Smart Road.
Automated System Measures Automotive Cable Properties
A cable is deformed in a specific measurement cycle, and the required forces and moments are recorded.
Ford Plans $870M Assembly Line Investment in Spain
The automaker will build its next-generation Kuga medium-sized SUV in Valencia, Spain.
Tesla Unveils Long-Awaited Electric Truck and New Roadster
For many months, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has promised that his company is developing the "mind-blowing" first electric semitrailer. Yesterday, Musk finally rode the new truck himself — called Tesla Semi — at an event in Hawthorne, California.
New Heat-resistant Magnesium Alloy for Die Casting
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. and the University of Toyama have developed a high heat-resistant magnesium alloy for die casting applications.
VW Plans $40b Spend to Electrify Its Model Line
Under Roadmap E, around one in four new vehicles from VW will be a battery-only electric vehicle. This could mean up to three million e-cars a year.