Ford opens Israel tech lab in move toward driverless cars
Ford has opened a research center in Israel, joining a legion of major automakers racing to develop new technologies for the world of driverless cars.
Automotive
Jun 13, 2019
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Crisis-hit Nissan shakes up board, keeps boss
Japanese car giant Nissan shook up its executive board Friday, adding a top director from partner Renault as it battles the fallout from the Carlos Ghosn saga and disappointing results.
Business
May 17, 2019
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A metal sheet stamping simulation promises improved car part production
The process of stamping metal sheets to create parts used in automotive products such as car doors has received a virtual upgrade in the form of a simulation method devised by Kanazawa University-based researchers. Their ...
Engineering
May 13, 2019
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Training data for autonomous driving
Autonomous cars must perceive their environment true to reality. The corresponding algorithms are trained using a large number of image and video recordings. For the algorithm to recognize single image elements, such as a ...
Automotive
Apr 18, 2019
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Recovering lead, plastic, and sulphuric acid from used automobile batteries
Lead is a poisonous metal and a significant environmental pollutant. An important source of waste is the lead used in car batteries. Research published in Progress in Industrial Ecology, An International Journal shows how ...
Environment
Apr 9, 2019
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Robot 3-D prints replacement bracket on headlamp
In a world first, Swinburne's Repairbot project has achieved a major milestone, using a robot to successfully 3-D print a replacement lug on an automotive headlamp assembly.
Robotics
Mar 6, 2019
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High-speed 3-D printer for high-performance plastics
The additive manufacture of large-volume plastic components is a time-consuming undertaking. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology IWU have now developed Screw Extrusion Additive ...
Engineering
Mar 1, 2019
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BASF counts on 2019 rebound after annual profits slump
German chemicals giant BASF said Tuesday a restructuring, expansion and a worldwide economic rebound should help it to a stronger 2019, after its bottom line last year was battered by headwinds for vital customer industries ...
Business
Feb 26, 2019
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Expanding the capacity of hydrogen engines and solar cells with mesoporous nickel
Scientists of the Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU), together with Russian and foreign colleagues, developed samples of nickel mesoporous film structures, which have a useful surface area up to 400 time greater than their ...
Nanophysics
Jan 23, 2019
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Cheap oil is blocking progress on climate change
The relationship between supply and demand, a fundamental economic concept, holds that when the price of something rises, people use less of it. Similarly, when prices fall, they use more.
Environment
Dec 12, 2018
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