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1200-V Discrete IGBT

Infineon Technologies AG (Munich, Germany) has expanded its 1200-V discrete IGBT product portfolio by offering up to 75 A. The devices are co-packed with a full-rated diode in a TO-247PLUS package. The new TO-247PLUS 3-pin...

The Military's First 3D-Printed Submersible Vessel

A team from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has partnered with the U.S. Navy's Disruptive Technology Lab to create the military's first 3D-printed submersible hull. The 'Optionally Manned...

PEM Fuel Cell ScanEagle UAV Completes Test Flights

Protonex, a Ballard Power Systems subsidiary, has successfully completed test flights of a ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell propulsion...

Irkut's MC-21 Takes First Flight, Thanks to a Global Team

Eaton recently announced that it helped power the successful first flight of MC-21 commercial single-aisle twinjet airliner. The MC-21 was developed by the Yakovlev Design Bureau and...

Will water-based propulsion support space missions?

Our lead INSIDER story this week features a micro-propulsion system that uses water to maneuver nanosatellites. What do you think? Will water-based propulsion support space missions?

Miniature 'CubeSat' Satellites Now Propelled by Water

Purdue University researchers introduce a new type of micropropulsion system for miniature satellites called CubeSats that uses an innovative design of tiny nozzles that release precise...

Lessons for PSA’s Opel-Vauxhall Takeover Team from Renault-Nissan

With Groupe PSA’s takeover of the previously GM-owned Opel Automobile GmbH, and its brands of Opel and Vauxhall now finalized (IP Battle Not Expected in PSA Takeover of...

2018 Subaru Crosstrek Moves to New Stiffer Global Platform

To create the 2018 Crosstrek, FHI engineers increased the wheelbase.

The Newest Way to Propel Nanosatellites? Water.

Although maneuvering nanosatellites in space is a complex procedure, a new micro-propulsion method features the simplest of ingredients: water.

U of M-Dearborn Students Engineer New Autonomous Shuttle System

Evolving to stay relevant in the fast-changing Engineering world is a challenge faced by every institution of higher learning. In 2013, educators at the University of...

Sound-Off: How Does ‘Cold Forming’ Impact a Part?

The manufacturing process of "cold forming" applies force to a metal as it is staged in a die. The technology, used originally in the early 1900s to create artillery shells, supports the...

'Cold Sintering' to Revolutionize Manufacturing Industry

Researchers in Penn State's Materials Research Institute, led by Clive Randall, recently discovered a process that they say could revolutionize the manufacturing industry. Known as cold...

Researchers Test Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

As an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) rocketed into the night sky, a team of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers...

New Form of Carbon Is Hard as a Rock, But Elastic Like Rubber

A team of scientists has developed a form of ultra-strong, lightweight carbon that is also elastic and electrically conductive. A material with such a unique combination of...

Army Discovers New Energy Source

Army scientists and engineers recently made a groundbreaking discovery – an aluminum nanomaterial they designed produces high amounts of energy when it comes in contact with water, or with any liquid...

Engine Ion Sensor

Detroit Engineered Products (DEP) Inc. (Troy, MI) offers a commercial prototype of an Engine Ion Sensor that increases fuel economy, lowers hazardous emissions and can enable multiple fuel types. According to the company, the...

IBM's AutoLAB Leverages Watson for Predictive, Personalized Vehicle Experience

As the automotive ecosystem becomes increasingly electronics-driven, software and technology companies are seeing the opportunity to leverage their own expertise...

Pedestrian-Avoidance Using Smart Devices at Aug. 10 SAE SV Meetup

SAE’s informal “Innovations in Mobility” Silicon Valley meetup series continues on Aug. 10 with a presentation on advanced pedestrian avoidance using smart devices.

BharatBenz Delivers 50,000th Truck less Than Five Years After Market Launch

BharatBenz celebrated a milestone with delivery of its 50,000th truck less than five years after the brand's market launch.

Nickel-PTFE-Nanodiamond Coatings

Nanodiamond material specialist Carbodeon (Helsinki, Finland) has worked with metal finishing specialist CCT Plating (Stuttgart, Germany) to develop a new electroless nickel polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and...

Blue Bird Adds Electric School Buses to Alt-Powertrain Portfolio

Blue Bird, a leading independent designer and manufacturer of school buses, is continuing to diversify its portfolio of alternative powertrains for its customers with the...

'Tissue Paper' Made from Organs to Aid Wound Healing

Northwestern University engineers have created 'tissue papers' made from blended animal organs that are thin and flexible enough to be folded into origami structures. These biomaterials could...

Sound-Off: How Do Collaborative Robots Spot Human Operators?

In a “speed and separation” manufacturing scenario, a safe distance must be maintained between a collaborative robot and a human operator. When the gap reaches below a specific...

Will "Electric Clothing" appeal to consumers?

Last week's INSIDER lead story featured an ultra-thin energy harvester from Vanderbilt University. Made from materials five thousand times thinner than a human hair, the technology may someday be...

Little Robot Maps Out Leaks in City Water Pipes Before Catastrophe Strikes

Access to clean, safe water is one of the world's pressing needs, but today's water distribution systems lose an average of 20 percent of their supply because of leaks....

Airbus D&S Designs New RF Filter for 3D Printing

Airbus Defence and Space has tested and validated what it claims is the first 3D printed metal radio frequency (RF) filter for use in a telecommunications satellite. The filter, a culmination...

Dragonfly Study Yields Insight into Vehicle Autonomy

A predatory dragonfly’s ability to detect, track and anticipate the escape maneuvers of a juicy target may provide a link to making autonomous driving safer.

Researcher Sees the Power of Solar Glasses

New eyeglasses from Germany’s Karlsruhe Institute of Technology generate solar power. Featuring semitransparent organic solar cells, the eyewear powers a microprocessor and two small displays...

New 3D printing method promises superior medical implants for millions

For the millions of people every year who have or need medical devices implanted, a new advancement in 3D printing technology developed at the University of Florida promises...