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SAE WCX™ Digital Summit Preview
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2020 Create the Future Design Contest: Automotive/Transportation Category Winner — Low-Noise Laser for Lidar
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Vehicle Electrification - July 2020
The global transition to electric vehicles presents new design, manufacturing, and infrastructure challenges. To help you keep pace with the rapid changes in vehicle electrification technology, we present...
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Supersonic Spike Diffuser
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A Faster Way to Design Rockets: Scientific Machine Learning
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Fiber Lasers for Powertrain Welding Applications
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Green Jet Fuel Additive Made from Acetone Plus Light
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Power System for Hybrid Heavy-Duty Trucks
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CubeSat Form Factor Thermal Control Louvers
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CONEXPO/IFPE - January 2020
Coming to Las Vegas in March, CONEXPO-CON/AGG and IFPE are North America's largest events for the construction/commercial vehicle, fluid power, power transmission, and motion control industries. In this Special...
Special Reports: Transportation
Vehicle Electrification - January 2020
Demand for electric vehicles is accelerating, presenting new design, manufacturing, and infrastructure challenges. To help you keep pace with the rapid changes in vehicle electrification technology, we...
Briefs: Materials
Superconductivity in a Nickel Oxide Material
Briefs: Aerospace
Metallization for SiC Semiconductors
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Blog: Propulsion
By the Lake, a Flying-Fish Robot Takes Off
A lake is usually a picture of serenity, perhaps the last place you’d expect to find a flying-fish robot launching itself 85 feet in the air.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Microrobots Activated by Laser Pulses for Treating Tumors
Microrobots that can deliver drugs to specific spots inside the body while being monitored and controlled from outside the body have been developed that also can treat tumors in the...
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The Many Uses of Inductive Position Sensors in the IIoT
Technology Leaders: Propulsion
Module or Discrete Power?
Engineers today are feeling the pressure to get more done in less time, be experts in multiple disciplines, and use their resources more efficiently to maximize profits. This environment is shifting the way...
Briefs: Propulsion
Inductive Power Transfer for Spaceflight Systems
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center has developed technology that uses inductive power transfer (IPT) for wireless power interfaces between spaceflight elements (such as the payload, vehicle, and pad). Current spaceflight systems require traditional hardwire connections for power interfaces. This...
Articles: Propulsion
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11: Back to the Moon
The Moon is a treasure chest of science. The lunar samples returned during the Apollo program dramatically changed our view of the solar system, yet they just scratch the...
Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Pneumatics for Mechanical Motion
Employing fluid power to achieve mechanical motion can be implemented via hydraulics using uncompressible liquids or via pneumatics using compressible gasses; typically, air. The latter provides several...
Briefs: Aerospace
Double-Fed Induction Linear Alternator
This technology was developed to address the limitations of traditional, single-fed linear alternators that require permanent magnets, adhesive bonding organics, and heavy iron laminations for flux control. They experience eddy-current losses and require electromagnetic interference protection. Furthermore,...
Briefs: Energy
Generating Electrical Power from Waste Heat
Directly converting electrical power to heat is easy; however, converting heat into electrical power is not as easy. To address this issue, a tiny silicon-based device was developed that can...
Briefs: Aerospace
Improved Directed Flux Motor
Electromagnetic motors typically convert electrical energy into rotational mechanical energy and are employed across a wide array of applications. While motors represent relatively mature technology, practitioners continue to seek ways to enhance motor operation including a decrease in cost, drop in size/weight,...
Special Reports: Electronics & Computers
Vehicle Electrification - June 2019
Demand for electric vehicles is accelerating, with several automakers announcing that their entire lineups will either be hybrid or all-electric by the 2020's. To help you keep pace with the rapid changes...
Blog: Aerospace
AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2019: Helicopter Drones
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AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2019: A Real Thrill Ride
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