http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Japanese automakers promised special Chinese designs and green technology in addition to the usual flashy fanfare at this year's Shanghai Auto Show, trying to woo back sales that crumpled during a territorial dispute over East China Sea islands late last year. http://phys.org/news285745515.html Technology Sun, 21 Apr 2013 07:00:02 EST news285745515 Honda Motor conducted public-road testing of its new traffic congestion-minimization technology in Indonesia and verified the effectiveness of the technology in delaying the development of congestion, and improving fuel efficiency by more than 20 percent. The public-road testing in Indonesia was conducted from September 2012 through February 2013 on a toll road between Ulujami and Pondok Ranji (in Jakarta) which is operated by PT. Jalantol Lingkarluar Jakarta. http://phys.org/news283071774.html Technology Thu, 21 Mar 2013 08:40:02 EST news283071774 Honda Motor established the world's first process to reuse rare earth metals extracted from nickel-metal hydride batteries for new nickel-metal hydride batteries to recycle precious resources. http://phys.org/news281607620.html Technology Mon, 04 Mar 2013 09:00:01 EST news281607620 Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced that it has newly developed a technology to join steel and aluminum and applied it to enable adoption of aluminum for an outer door panel, which has conventionally been made of steel. Honda will adopt this technology first to the North American version of the all-new Acura RLX, which will go on sale in the United States in March 2013, and will expand application sequentially to other models. http://phys.org/news280485993.html Technology Tue, 19 Feb 2013 08:47:54 EST news280485993 Honda Motor announced that it has newly developed the "Honda Smart Ecological Paint (Honda S.E. Paint)" process, a highly-functional painting technology that eliminates a middle coating process from a commonly used 4-coat/3-bake auto body painting process to realize a 3-coat/2-bake water-based painting process. Honda will introduce this new painting technology at its Yorii Plant at Saitama Factory in Japan that is scheduled to become operational in July 2013. http://phys.org/news274522670.html Technology Wed, 12 Dec 2012 08:18:34 EST news274522670 The 2013 Ford Fusion was named Green Car of the Year Thursday at the LA Auto Show, as the US carmaker boasted having gone from "laggard to leader" in the environmentally-friendly vehicle market. http://phys.org/news273430757.html Technology Thu, 29 Nov 2012 16:59:31 EST news273430757 The Los Angeles Auto Show opens to the public Friday. Here are some of the most talked-about vehicles that will be making their world debuts at the event: http://phys.org/news273336657.html Technology Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:51:11 EST news273336657 Honda Motor announced it will begin sales of a new model for its household MCHP (Micro Combined Heat and Power) gas engine cogeneration unit in November 2012, through gas utilities across Japan. Building on its well-received predecessors that have served as the core unit in the ECOWILL household cogeneration system,which runs by burning natural gas or LPG (liquefied propane gas) for electricity generation and using the exhaust heat for hot water supply and heating, the new model has an autonomous operation function that enables system use in a power outage or other emergencies. http://phys.org/news267782683.html Technology Tue, 25 Sep 2012 09:04:58 EST news267782683 Honda Motortoday announced the development of a new catalyst which reduces by 50% the use of rhodium, one of the precious metals used in a catalyst. Honda will adopt this new catalyst first to the North American version of the all-new 2013 Accord, which will go on sale in the United States on September 19, 2012, and will continue to adopt it sequentially to other models. http://phys.org/news266142119.html Chemistry Thu, 06 Sep 2012 09:50:02 EST news266142119 Honda Motor today announced that it has newly developed a technology for the continuous welding of the dissimilar metals of steel and aluminum and applied it for the first time in the world to the subframe of a mass-production vehicle, a key component of a vehicle body frame. Honda will adopt this technology first to the North American version of the all-new 2013 Accord, which will go on sale in the United States on September 19, 2012, and will expand application sequentially to other models. http://phys.org/news266142070.html Technology Thu, 06 Sep 2012 09:21:32 EST news266142070 Honda Motor Co. finally has its first home product packed with its prized robotics technology — a sensor-equipped lawn mower. http://phys.org/news264765712.html Electronics Tue, 21 Aug 2012 11:30:04 EST news264765712 The special "eco" versions of small cars such as the Chevrolet Cruze, Ford Focus and Honda Civic don't improve fuel economy enough to be worth the extra money, according to an analysis by Consumer Reports. http://phys.org/news261680396.html Technology Mon, 16 Jul 2012 18:01:07 EST news261680396 (AP) — Honda Motor Co. said Wednesday it will start recycling rare earths and other key materials in hybrid auto batteries this year — a key innovation in the Japanese automaker's effort to be green. http://phys.org/news259383462.html Technology Wed, 20 Jun 2012 04:10:01 EST news259383462 At 118 miles per gallon (50 kilometers per liter), the Honda Fit electric vehicle is the most fuel-efficient in the United States. But getting that mileage isn't cheap — and it isn't always good for the environment. http://phys.org/news258229208.html Technology Wed, 06 Jun 2012 19:20:20 EST news258229208 Honda Motor today unveiled the new UNI-CUB personal mobility device. Featuring a compact design and comfortable saddle, UNI-CUB offers the same freedom of movement in all directions that a person enjoys while walking. http://phys.org/news256317281.html Technology Tue, 15 May 2012 16:16:33 EST news256317281 Growth has long been Detroit's mantra, but now the industry is surviving by thinking small. I'm writing this from Germany, where gasoline costs $7 or $8 a gallon (you thought $4 was high!) and a Jetta is a big car. More typical of what's going on in Berlin these days is the launch of a fleet of 1,000 Car2Go Smart share cars - the largest concentration in the world. http://phys.org/news255709125.html Technology Tue, 08 May 2012 16:20:01 EST news255709125 Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today unveiled a house Honda built in the city of Saitama, Japan, for the demonstration testing of the Honda Smart Home System (HSHS). The house features HSHS, which comprehensively controls in-house energy supply and demand, and helps manage both the generation and consumption of energy for the home such as heat and electricity, while utilizing mobility products. HSHS is also designed to enable users to secure their own supply of energy and mobility in a time of disaster. http://phys.org/news255005332.html Technology Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:49:03 EST news255005332 Honda Motor announced the development of the world’s first technology to detect the potential for traffic congestion and determine whether the driving pattern of the vehicle is likely to create traffic jams. Honda developed this technology while recognizing that the acceleration and deceleration behavior of one vehicle influences the traffic pattern of trailing vehicles and can trigger the traffic congestion. http://phys.org/news254649990.html Technology Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:07:02 EST news254649990 (Phys.org) -- Honda Motor Co. this week made news with its announcement of a recycling breakthrough. The car maker, which manufactures hybrid vehicles, will start recycling rare-earth metals from the nickel-metal hydride batteries of its used hybrid cars on a mass-production basis. http://phys.org/news254024687.html Technology Thu, 19 Apr 2012 05:30:01 EST news254024687 IBM announced that it has teamed with American Honda Motor Co., Inc. and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) on a new pilot project that will allow communication between electric vehicles (EVs) and the power grid. This project will demonstrate and test an electric vehicle's ability to receive and respond to charge instructions based on the grid condition and the vehicle's battery state. With visibility into charging patterns, energy providers will have the ability to more effectively manage charging during peak hours and create consumer-friendly programs to encourage electric vehicle adoption. http://phys.org/news253433386.html Technology Thu, 12 Apr 2012 07:10:09 EST news253433386 Internet giant Google was Tuesday found guilty of false and misleading advertising in Australia after a court upheld an appeal by the country's competition regulator. http://phys.org/news252643848.html Technology Tue, 03 Apr 2012 03:50:57 EST news252643848 The 2012 Honda Civic Natural Gas was named Green Car of the Year at the LA Auto Show on Thursday, beating finalists including European, US and other Asian carmakers. http://phys.org/news240768285.html Technology Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:40:01 EST news240768285 Five environmentally friendly cars are vying for the crown of Green Car of the Year at the LA Auto Show this week -- each using different fuel or fuel combinations. http://phys.org/news240687827.html Technology Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:44:02 EST news240687827 Honda's human-shaped robot can now run faster, balance itself on uneven surfaces, hop on one foot and pour a drink. Some of its technology may even be used to help out with clean-up operations at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant. http://phys.org/news239945798.html Electronics Tue, 08 Nov 2011 03:37:01 EST news239945798 Japan's Honda is hoping to retool its humanoid robot ASIMO for a nuclear mission so it can join emergency work inside the crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant, a press report said Friday. http://phys.org/news232351180.html Electronics Fri, 12 Aug 2011 06:59:57 EST news232351180 US President Barack Obama on Friday unveiled a new deal with automakers on fuel economy standards that he said would be a crucial step towards reducing US dependence on foreign oil. http://phys.org/news231167024.html Technology Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:50:01 EST news231167024 Although the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) assigns a fuel economy rating to all new vehicles, Consumer Reports magazine conducts its own independent testing. The magazine recently concluded testing on 2011 models and has released its list of the best and worst new cars for fuel economy. Consumer Reports looked beyond a car's fuel efficiency and also weighed each vehicle's test performance, reliability and safety records in making its best cars recommendations. http://phys.org/news227292390.html Technology Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:47:50 EST news227292390 (PhysOrg.com) -- The price of gas continues to climb, but the price of an electric car is a little out of reach for anyone who is not in genuine need of a new car. It kind of puts you into a classic catch-22 situation. You are paying a lot of money if you do not go electric and you are paying a lot if you do go electric. http://phys.org/news219933687.html Technology Mon, 21 Mar 2011 14:30:08 EST news219933687 The Honda Foundation of Japan has announced that its annual Honda Prize, one of the most important international awards for scientific achievement, will go to Antonio Damasio, the David Dornsife Professor of Neuroscience and director of the Brain and Creativity Institute at USC. http://phys.org/news204298498.html Medicine & Health Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:35:13 EST news204298498 The super sporty Honda CR-Z hybrid, which will debut at Honda dealerships across the nation on Aug. 24, comes with a price tag less than $20,000. The two-door coupe comes with an MSRP of $19,200 plus a $750 destination and handling charge, bringing the starting price to just under $20,000. http://phys.org/news196949486.html Technology Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:30:02 EST news196949486