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Switching from aluminum to zinc alloys could improve sustainability of automotive parts
A new study reveals that switching from aluminum to zinc alloys in the production of automotive parts could greatly enhance their longevity and sustainability.
What do electric vehicle drivers think of the charging network they use?
With electric vehicles making their way into the mainstream, building out the nationwide network of charging stations to keep them going will be increasingly important. A new study from the Georgia Institute of Technology School of Public Policy harnesses machine…
Study: Paper-thin gallium oxide transistor handles more than 8,000 volts
The advancement surpasses silicon and other mature technologies, and could help improve distances that electric cars, locomotives can travel
Subbarao is third current College of Engineering professor honored as RAeS fellow
Aerospace engineer named fellow of Royal Aeronautical Society
UTA researchers optimize performance of networks of human-operated and autonomous vehicles
Better performance of autonomous vehicles
Army awards nearly $3 million to push research boundaries in off-road autonomy
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. — The Army awarded $2.9M to eight academic and industry partners for first-year funding of its newest program focused on expanding its autonomy enterprise. The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s Army Research Laboratory created the…
Army awards nearly $3 million to push research boundaries in off-road autonomy
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. — The Army awarded $2.9M to eight academic and industry partners for first-year funding of its newest program focused on expanding its autonomy enterprise. The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s Army Research Laboratory created the…
SwRI engineers develop near-zero emissions engine technology
Technology achieves 90% reduction of diesel engine NOx emissions
SwRI engineers develop near-zero emissions engine technology
Technology achieves 90% reduction of diesel engine NOx emissions
Study reveals substantial quantities of tyre particles contaminating rivers and ocean
A major UK government-funded research study suggests particles released from vehicle tyres could be a significant and previously largely unrecorded source of microplastics in the marine environment. The study is one of the first worldwide to identify tyre particles as…
New Army 3-D printing study shows promise for predictive maintenance
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. — Army researchers have discovered a way to monitor the performance of 3-D printed parts, which tend to have imperfections that affect performance in ways traditionally-machined parts do not. A new study published recently in the…
New Army 3-D printing study shows promise for predictive maintenance
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. — Army researchers have discovered a way to monitor the performance of 3-D printed parts, which tend to have imperfections that affect performance in ways traditionally-machined parts do not. A new study published recently in the…
Algorithmic autos
UD research on connected and automated vehicles yields promising results
Algorithmic autos
UD research on connected and automated vehicles yields promising results
A spreadable interlayer could make solid state batteries more stable
Solid state batteries are of great interest to the electric vehicle industry. Scientists at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, and Xi’an Jiaotong University, China now present a new way of taking this promising concept closer to large-scale application. An interlayer,…
A spreadable interlayer could make solid state batteries more stable
Solid state batteries are of great interest to the electric vehicle industry. Scientists at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, and Xi’an Jiaotong University, China now present a new way of taking this promising concept closer to large-scale application. An interlayer,…
Story Tips: Mining for COVID, rules to grow by and the 3D connection
ORNL story Tips: Mining for COVID, rules to grow by and the 3D connection
High hopes for new-age rubber
‘Self-repairing’ material has many industrial uses
SwRI opens new automotive Catalyst Technology Center
Facility expands catalyst testing capacity, reducing costs and turnaround time
High hopes for new-age rubber
‘Self-repairing’ material has many industrial uses
SwRI opens new automotive Catalyst Technology Center
Facility expands catalyst testing capacity, reducing costs and turnaround time
How we might recharge an electric car as it drives
Engineers have demonstrated a practical way to use magnetism to transmit electricity wirelessly to recharge electric cars, robots or even drones
How we might recharge an electric car as it drives
Engineers have demonstrated a practical way to use magnetism to transmit electricity wirelessly to recharge electric cars, robots or even drones
Interdisciplinary UTA team developing transportation models for a futuristic Texas
The future of Texas transportation
Interdisciplinary UTA team developing transportation models for a futuristic Texas
The future of Texas transportation
Successful delivery: ORNL demonstrates bi-directional wireless charging on UPS truck
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in late February demonstrated a 20-kilowatt bi-directional wireless charging system installed on a UPS medium-duty, plug-in hybrid electric delivery truck. The project is the first of its kind to…
New Army tech may turn low-cost printers into high-tech producers
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. — The Army has a new type of multi-polymer filament for commonly-used desktop 3-D printers. This advance may save money and facilitate fast printing of critical parts at the point of need. The research is also…
Penn Engineers’ ‘nanocardboard’ flyers could serve as martian atmospheric probes
This summer, NASA plans to launch its next Mars rover, Perseverance, which will carry with it the first aircraft to ever fly on another planet, the Mars Helicopter. As the first of its kind, the Mars Helicopter will carry no…
Penn Engineering’s new scavenger technology allows robots to ‘eat’ metal for energy
Rather than from the chemicals in a battery, the researchers’ metal-air scavenger vehicle gets energy from breaking chemical bonds in the metal surfaces it travels over
Researchers to tag air flow of objects moving at previously inaccessible hypersonic speeds
Stevens Institute of Technology will be using a wind tunnel to measure speeds that would make it possible to travel from Los Angeles to Tokyo in an hour
Trust in humans and robots: Economically similar but emotionally different
Orange, Calif. – In research published in the Journal of Economic Psychology , scientists explore whether people trust robots as they do fellow humans. These interactions are important to understand because trust-based interactions with robots are increasingly common in the…
Additions to resource industry underwater robots can boost ocean discoveries
Remotely operated vehicles used by the oil and gas sector can be enhanced to gather more scientific data, researchers say
Additions to resource industry underwater robots can boost ocean discoveries
Remotely operated vehicles used by the oil and gas sector can be enhanced to gather more scientific data, researchers say
Robots to use new AI tool to evaluate all possibilities before making decisions
Stevens Institute of Technology will be among the first to leverage a new, leading-edge variant of a classic artificial intelligence tool to train robots to make safe, reliable decisions
Future Army vehicles could see an improvement in structural materials
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. — Materials used for a Soldier’s personal protection gear may be tough enough for vehicles too, according to a new Army study. Findings, released April 10 in the journal Polymer , show that polymers filled with…
Simple method for ceramic-based flexible electrolyte sheets for lithium metal batteries
Mass-producing flexible sheet electrolytes at room temperature
Rutgers Expert Available to Discuss Air Quality During COVID-19
New Brunswick, N.J. (April 9, 2020) – Rutgers University–New Brunswick Professor Monica Mazurek is available for interviews on air quality during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are experiencing unusually low levels of gas-phase and particulate air pollutants compared with last year,…
Innovative technologies for satellites
Some satellites are only slightly larger than a milk carton. This type of construction is now to be given a further simplified architecture and thus become even lighter and more cost-effective: This is the goal of the teams of Professors…
Ride-hailing linked to more crashes for motorists and pedestrians
Ride-hailing trips increase the number of crashes for motorists and pedestrians at pick-up and drop-off locations, reports a new study from researchers at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. The research is the first to use data for…
Representation of driving behavior as a statistical model
To accurately measure the effectiveness of traffic safety management technology
$7.5 million study to develop operational plan for mixed truck fleets
A new four-year study, led by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) in partnership with a 16-member team, seeks to provide the trucking industry, regulators, and the general public with practical guidelines for safely integrating automated driving systems into current…
$7.5 million study to develop operational plan for mixed truck fleets
A new four-year study, led by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) in partnership with a 16-member team, seeks to provide the trucking industry, regulators, and the general public with practical guidelines for safely integrating automated driving systems into current…
Sandia supports hypersonic flight test
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories employees and contractors saw their work culminate in a hypersonic flight test conducted by the U.S. Navy and U.S. Army on March 19 at the Kauai Test Facility in Hawaii. The Navy and Army…
Innovator of lightweight materials honored by global engineering society
NYU Tandon School of Engineering’s Nikhil Gupta was recognized by the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society for work on super-strong, super-lightweight materials
UA engineers collaborate on $3.5M DOE traffic-flow project
Researchers at UC Berkeley and the University of Arizona, among other institutions, plan to move automated vehicles out of the lab and onto roadways for fuel savings.
This smart solar controller for vehicle batteries could save the US Army millions
US businesses can help by licensing, manufacturing the Army’s patent-pending charge controller
Driver’s-ed-inspired system could make automated parallel parking more accessible
One of the most challenging tasks for drivers is parallel parking, which is why automatic parking systems are becoming a popular feature on some vehicles. However, the cost of designing and implementing such computing-intensive systems can significantly increase a vehicle’s…
New paragliding spy drone can be fired from 40mm grenade launcher
US Army files for patent
Improving the vision of self-driving vehicles
There may be a better way for autonomous vehicles to learn how to drive themselves: by watching humans. With the help of an improved sight-correcting system, self-driving cars could learn just by observing human operators complete the same task. Researchers…