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Magnesium Process to Be Commercialized
MagSonic uses carbothermal reduction to heat magnesia with carbon to extreme temperatures, producing magnesium vapor and carbon monoxide.
Smart Cameras Developed to Assist Autonomous Driving
Using sensors, the system can estimate how long the driver will need before resuming full control of the vehicle following a period of autonomous driving.
Nissan Unveils Solid-oxide Fuel Cell Vehicle
The e-Bio Fuel Cell prototype vehicle runs on 100% ethanol to charge a 24kWh battery that enables a cruising range of more than 600km.
Automaker Fabricates Vehicle Panels from Graphene
The benefits could have implications for cost, performance and fuel economy.
Solar Road Surface Set for Testing in the UK
Each solar panel includes an array of 15cm-wide cells made of polycrystalline silicon that transforms solar energy into electricity.
Lower Truck Cabs Would Reduce Blinds Spots, Study Says
Heavy goods vehicles are disproportionately involved in collisions involving pedestrians, bicyclists and motorcyclists in London.
Improving Catalyst Efficiency for Clean Industries
Platinum is used as a catalyst to facilitate chemical reactions for many common products and processes, such as converting carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide in catalytic converters.
Honda and Daido Steel Develop Hybrid Car Motor Free of Heavy Rare Earth Metals
A reduction in the use of heavy rare earth elements has been one of the major challenges needing to be addressed to use neodymium magnets in the drive motors of hybrid vehicles.
Fuel-Efficient Engines May Not Emit Fewer Harmful Emissions
Although GDI engines emit lower levels of CO2, they emit more black carbon, as well as toxic volatile organic compounds, such as benzene and toluene.
Wireless Power Transfer: A Key Technology for EV Adoption
Wireless power transfer through magnetic induction is seen as a promising approach to ease range anxiety issues.
"Black Box" Technology Developed for Vehicles
Fitted to an autonomous Toyota Prius, the company's vision-processing technology captured data that could be used to provide a 3D reconstruction following a road incident.
U.S. Transportation Emissions Rise, Michigan Study Says
Industry, still the nation's largest emitter, accounts for about 29% of all emissions—down from nearly 36% in 1990. Transportation increased its share from 24% in 1990 to 27% in 2014.
Technique Advances Heat-to-Electricity Applications
Auto manufacturers and tech startups are trying to commercialize heat-to-electricity applications, but first they need efficient building blocks to make that happen.
Linde Offers a Novel Approach to Gas Injection Molding
The automotive market is a target for the process which replaces nitrogen with carbon dioxide and may offer efficiency improvements.
Good Driver-Side Crash Protection May Still Leave Passengers at Risk
IIHS conducted 40 mph passenger-side small-overlap tests on seven small SUVs with good driver-side small-overlap ratings. Only one of the vehicles performed at a good rating.
Sainsbury’s Trials Truck Cooled by Liquid Nitrogen Engine
The zero-emission cooling unit replaces the traditional diesel engine used to chill the vehicle.
Sweden's "eHighway" to Test Viability of Electric Trucking
The core of the technology is an intelligent pantograph combined with a hybrid drive system.
U.S. Navy Tests Unmanned Underwater Vehicles Powered by Hydrogen Fuel Cells
The Navy's large-displacement UUV is a new class of undersea vessels designed to conduct intelligence, surveillance and mine countermeasure missions of longer than 70 days.
Graphene Device Can Convert Cars' Waste Heat to Electricity
The advantage of a graphene-based nano-rectifier is its high conversion efficiency from an alternating current to a direct current at room temperature.
Self-Driving Bus Taps Power of IBM Watson
Olli utilizes the computing capability of IBM Watson Internet of Things to analyze and learn from high volumes of transportation data produced by more than 30 embedded sensors.