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Video: Your car’s roof rack may be eating into your mileage. Engineers use accelerated technique to replace a pair of bridges. This humanoid robot is diving for treasure.
Your car’s roof rack may be eating into your mileage. Engineers use an accelerated technique to replace a pair of bridges. And watch out Little Mermaid! This humanoid robot is diving for treasure.
Vehicles' Carbon Footprints Vary by Region
The study is the first to account for the combined regional influence of electricity grid emissions, driving patterns and temperature on the lifecycle emissions of vehicles.
Global LEV Markets Are on the Rise
Production of global hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles is expected to reach more than 70,000 vehicles annually by 2027.
Volvo to Begin UK's Largest Autonomous Driving Test in 2017
The company is positioning its Drive Me London test as part of a commitment to ensuring "no one will be seriously injured or killed in a new Volvo by the year 2020."
Roof Racks Use 100 Million Gallons of Gas in U.S. Annually
While there have been studies on the impact of roof racks on individual vehicles, this is the first to estimate their effect at the national level.
Turning Military Vehicles into Radio Transmitters
High-frequency military signals use radio waves ranging from roughly a football field in length down to 10 yards. Even at the small end, the ideal size for an antenna is taller than an average adult.
Toyota uBox Uses Lighter-Weight "Spread Tow" Carbon Fiber
In theory, arranging the carbon fibers in the straightest orientation possible allows them to more effectively carry the load and provide tensile and compressive strength.
NanoSteel Delivers Next-Gen High-Strength Steel to GM for Testing
Many advanced materials with outstanding properties end up abandoned because they are too hard to use or too expensive to make, says NanoSteel CEO and President David Paratore.
Cactus-Inspired Skin Improves Fuel Cell Efficiency
The membrane features a water repellent skin that can improve the efficiency of fuel cells by a factor of four in hot conditions.
Toyota to Use Biosynthetic Rubber in Engine, Drive System Hoses
According to Toyota, biohydrin rubber is similar to conventional petroleum-based hydrin rubber in terms of quality and mass producibility, enabling large-scale use in commercial vehicles.
Argonne Supercomputer Opens Up New World of Engine Design
This new computing capability holds the potential to unlock major breakthroughs in engine efficiency, as well as substantial cost savings.
Putting a New Spin on Bearing Research
On the test stand, bearings are exposed to 3000 times gravitational acceleration.
DOT Proposes Performance Metrics to Reduce Highway Congestion
The proposed regulation calls for increased transparency and accountability in setting and achieving targets for performance impacting commuters and truck drivers.
Shell Unveils Ultra-Energy-Efficient City Car Concept
Built around Gordon Murray Design’s iStream platform, the Shell Concept Car incorporates lightweight materials—the car weighs just 550kg—with a low CO2 footprint and embodied energy.
Test Driving: Insufficient to Demonstrate Autonomous Vehicles' Safety
Under even the most aggressive test-driving assumptions, it would take existing fleets hundreds of years to log sufficient miles to adequately assess the safety of autonomous vehicles.
Scania Readies Self-Driving Truck for Mining Operations
The tests are aimed at implementing self-driving trucks in mining operations within a year or two.
Smart Sensor Predicts Failures in Car Tires and Hoses
The technology uses a sensor that can predict, up to two weeks in advance, when a tire or hose is compromised and in danger of breaking.
Simple Building Retrofit Can Reduce Sway from Earthquakes
The device can be placed anywhere internal or external fluids interact with physical structures and subsequently be tuned to the frequency at which a building moves.
New Mercedes-Benz Sports Fiber Sunroof Frame
FiberFrame comprises 70% renewable raw material content and provides up to 50% in weight savings compared to a conventional metal frame.
Micro-Turbine-Powered Supercar Planned for Production
Unlike previously developed turbine powertrain systems, there is no direct electrical feed from the generator to the electric motors.