(PhysOrg.com) -- A new thin-film coating process for manufacturing thermal batteries used in nuclear weapons and other munitions that was invented at Sandia National Laboratories will be industrialized under a new corporate ...
Engineering
Jun 2, 2011
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What has making glass in common with space exploration? The special technology to measure oxygen atoms outside space vehicles is now being used in the glass industry to produce super-efficient energy-saving windows.
Engineering
May 3, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In a move with far and wide consequences for the automobile industry, many groups are banding together to study the two-pronged problem of high initial costs for lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries for electric ...
(PhysOrg.com) -- With its sleek 2011 car Quantum now built and ready for testing, the University of Michigan's No. 1 solar car team in America is preparing to take on the world.
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 14, 2011
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Luxembourg-based satellite operator SES said on Monday it had reached an agreement with the privately owned company SpaceX for a 2013 launch that will be the first geostationary satellite placement using the US firm's Falcon ...
Space Exploration
Mar 14, 2011
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Many automobile industry executives believe that sales of traditional vehicles will peak before 2020 and are looking to electric-only vehicles (EVs) as one of the next hot products, but they will first have to address stringent ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 12, 2011
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(AP) -- Nissan showed off its Leaf electric car Friday, trumpeting its zero-emission technology and practicality with video of the hatchback zipping through snow and water.
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 3, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A Swinburne research team has developed a joining system that overcomes obstacles to the wider use of magnesium in the automotive industry.
Engineering
Nov 25, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- McMaster and IBM have launched a research project to investigate how the automotive industry can connect a vehicle's multiple microprocessors, which currently work in isolation, to create a "cognitive car" ...
Engineering
May 17, 2010
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Dozens of carmakers are showing off "green" vehicles at the Beijing Auto Show as they position themselves for a hoped-for alternative-energy boom in the world's biggest auto market.
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 28, 2010
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