Blog: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Technologies of the Week
A disclosed technology allows a factory-installed seatbelt to be tightened from gentle to extreme. The seatbelt works like an aircraft seat belt: when tightened, it stays tight.View this technology here.
A technology has been made available improving how safely children are strapped in their safety seats. View...
Blog: Software
Software Patch
A researcher at Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (Eindhoven, the Netherlands) has developed a software patch that can increase a car's fuel efficiency to a total fuel savings of 2.6%, without having to replace any of the parts of the car. Uploading a software patch to the car's computer and adding one small cable suffices.
Articles: Automotive
While the latest news surrounding the U.S. auto industry continues to be focused on slumping sales and production cutbacks, automakers continue to turn out cars that highlight the...
Briefs: Automotive
A government/ industry/ academic cooperative has developed a hybrid electric transit bus (HETB). The goals of the development program, which continues, include doubling the fuel...
Briefs: Materials
Experiments have shown that nonreactive ion-beam sputtering can be used to deposit a transparent film of aluminum oxide on a polycarbonate, silicon, or fused-silica substrate....
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Blog: Medical
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Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control
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Videos: Power
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Blog: Defense

Question of the Week
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Webcasts
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What Really Changed: A Look at the Updated FDA Guidance Document...
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Electrifying Off-Highway Drivetrains
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NVH Prediction in Electric Powertrains: Considering Inverter and...
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Here's an Idea: Powerful Sensors for the Eye
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The Smaller the Part, the Bigger the Advantages of Miniature Aluminum Extrusions
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Here's an Idea: How AI is Changing Military Aircraft Maintenance and More