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Advanced Elastomers Solve Old Sealing Problems, Prevent New Ones
While elastomers used for O-rings, seals and gaskets don’t seem like a major point of design concern, selection of their material is critical to reliable semiconductor processing due to issues of plasma-induced erosion, UV/ozone exposure and electrostatic discharge.
Video: Three 3D Printing Industries
3D printing technology is putting the tools for creation into the hands of small-business startups and entrepreneurs.
New Ball Bearings Stop Damage from Weather Exposure
“CoRX” and “Twin-Ax” have labyrinth sealing systems that keep contamination out of the inside of the bearing. This feature of the system consists of a pair of specially-formed sealing rings.
Watch: Safer Road Trips with Distracted Driver App
The app advises the driver not to use their iPhone when driving is detected, monitors their device to ensure it's not unlocked during the trip, and provides feedback at the end of the trip.
Accelerating ISO 26262 to Create the Most Advanced Autonomous Driving SoCs
Arteris and ResilTech S.R.L., the leaders in resilient computing and functional safety for automotive systems, have now teamed up to help semiconductor design teams efficiently validate ISO26262 functional safety levels for automotive systems-on-chip.
Do EV Subsidies Hurt Vehicle Emission Goals?
A Canadian researcher says that while subsidies encourage EV production, they undermine efficiency goals of existing incentives for conventional vehicles.
Variable Work Zone Speed Limits May Cut Wrecks
Research in Missouri shows that travel time was slightly longer, but lines were shorter and collisions were less frequent.
Volvo Plans AI-enabled Vehicles by 2021
Volvo, Autoliv, Zenuity, and NVIDIA will work together to create systems that can use deep learning on production vehicles as early as 2021.
The Friendly Car Horn
Researchers have tested numerous car horn sounds in an attempt to make roadways less aggressive for both drivers and pedestrians.
Vatican on Its Way to Becoming CO2 Free
Vatican City, the smallest state in the world, is well on its way to becoming entirely CO2 free.
Airbag Maker Takata Files Bankruptcy, Plans Sale
Key Safety Systems will acquire Takata’s assets, except for certain operations related to Takata’s manufacture and sale of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate airbag inflators.
Watch: Ex-NASA engineer creates a friendly car horn. Electricity from urine can now be used to kill salmonella and E Coli. Solar paints can create fuel from sun and vapor.
Watch: Ex-NASA engineer creates a friendly car horn. Electricity from urine can now be used to kill salmonella and E Coli. Solar paints can create fuel from sun and vapor.
Supermileage Car Coasts to the Finish Line
Equipped with a fuel-injection engine, the vehicle traveled 2,418 miles on one gallon of gas.
Gears 101: Spur Gears vs. Helical Gears
The spur gear has become the most prominent type of gear, even though there is an argument that the less common helical gear is better suited for important power transmission applications. Ultimately there are numerous factors that influence the decision to use one over the other.
Electric Axle System for Hybrid or Electric Vehicles
The modular axle system makes it easier to electrify volume production vehicle platforms — even existing ones.
No More Stopping at Red Lights
If you are not happy when you have to stop at a red light, hang in there. A group of researchers at the Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) have developed a driving aid that is being installed in some test cars.
Heavy-haul Planetary Drive Axles for North American Market
A new 90,000-lb. Sisu tandem axle set and a new 136,000-lb. Sisu tridem axle set have been introduced for heavy-duty truck applications.
Imagination Run Wild: The Hyperloop Hotel
This year’s winner of the Radical Innovation Award's student prize, the hyperloop hotel, is truly radical in every sense of the word.
Under the Right Conditions, Americans Prefer Buying Trucks Instead of Cars
The study, using data from 2007-2016, examined the links between car (passenger cars and station wagons) and light truck (SUVs, vans, trucks) sales and other factors such as the price of gasoline, the unemployment rate and the amount of disposable income.
A "Catalog" Of New York City Noises Being Built to Help Fight Noise Pollution
Dubbed one of the loudest cities in the world, New York City is participating in an experiment to both reduce the volume and address the issue of noise pollution using machine learning technology.