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Two-wheeled tech: The latest in motorcycle applications

2022-04-19

Drawing heavily from automotive advancements, the latest in connectivity, safety and convenience are infiltrating the moto world.

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U of M-Dearborn students engineer new autonomous shuttle system

2017-08-09

A recent Engineering program at the University of Michigan’s Dearborn campus jettisoned lectures and text books and replaced them with a fresh Design, Build, and Test curriculum including new lean-Startup courses addressing customer discovery techniques.

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U.K. Hipercar project delivers high performance with low emissions

2017-09-19

The project, partially funded by the U.K. government, features a mini-turbine range extender.

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U.K. Space Agency partners with industry to advance spaceflight program

2018-07-16

U.K. Space Agency officials in Swindon, England, are partnering with Lockheed Martin in Bethesda, Md., to execute several strategic projects to support the U.K. Spaceflight Program, with a goal of building its first commercial spaceport in Scotland and achieving its first vertical space launch in the early 2020s.

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U.K. creates new "route 66” for connected-vehicle testing

2016-02-03

Britain has established a real-world test highway for connected and autonomous vehicle technologies. JLR is one of the companies investing in the 66-km-long R&D route.

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U.K. universities lead R&D for low-cost catalysts, low-CO2 combustion

2014-05-21

Imperial College, London, and the University of Bath, are separately involved in work aimed at cleaner production cars.

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U.S. Air Force concludes redesigned TF33 component testing

2017-01-03

Engineers successfully completed verification and validation of new Pratt & Whitney TF33 engine components at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex in Tennessee.

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U.S. Army CCDC Senior Research Engineer Dr. Denise Rizzo Honored with SAE International Rodica Baranescu Award for Technical & Leadership Excellence

2019-06-07

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U.S. Army shifts from radios to VoIP technology

2015-08-28

The U.S. military is moving closer to its goal of letting disparate groups of warfighters communicate freely.

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U.S. Army signs up for GE Aviation advanced helicopter engines

2014-07-09

The U.S. Army and GE Aviation have signed five cooperative agreements to advance technology development for GE's next-generation turboshaft engine designs.

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U.S. Dept. of Transportation issues new autonomous-vehicle guidelines

2017-09-12

Seeking to establish regulatory stability to a rapidly-advancing technology landscape, the U.S. DOT releases new and more-specific voluntary guidelines for safety-focused automated-vehicle development.

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U.S. DoD orders 255 Lockheed Martin F-35 military combat aircraft in $22.7B deal

2018-11-16

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., part of Lockheed Martin Corp., in Fort Worth, Texas, won a $22.7 billion contract from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to deliver 255 of its F-35 fifth-generation military combat aircraft. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, issued the contract modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price advanced acquisition contract (N00019-17-C-0001) for Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II family of single-seat, single-engine, all-weather stealth multirole fighters designed to perform ground-attack and air-superiority missions.

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U.S. DoT chooses SAE J3016 for vehicle-autonomy policy guidance

2016-09-20

The DoT's policy guidance released Sept. 20 on the testing and deployment of automated vehicles validates SAE International's J3016 standard as the global industry reference for defining the six levels of automated/autonomous driving

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U.S. EV charging infrastructure set to accelerate

2016-11-08

The Administration recently announced details of the expanded network of EV charging stations across nearly 25,000 mi (40,233 km) of highways in 35 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.

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U.S. sues FiatChrysler over diesel emissions

2017-05-23

The U.S. Justice Dept. files suit against FiatChrysler, alleging the company used Volkswagen-like emissions "defeat devices" for 2014-16 diesel-engined Jeep and Dodge vehicles.

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U.S., India to collaborate on Mars exploration, Earth-observing mission

2014-10-23

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UAV Turbines designs purpose-built microturbine engine for Class 3 and 4 UAVs

2019-05-02

UAV Turbines, Inc. has developed a new microturbine, turboprop engine designed for defense and commercial Group 3 and 4 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or “drone” applications. UAV Turbines’ Monarch RP is designed to operate reliably, quietly, and powerfully on various qualities of heavy fuel and outperform conventional reciprocating engines.

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UCLA researchers develop new strong and lightweight metal nanocomposite

2016-01-03

Magnesium infused with dense silicon carbide nanoparticles anticipated to see much use in airplanes and spacecraft.

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UK and Canada push startups to address aerospace ice protection with AI

2018-09-08

A new “AI Innovation Challenge” tasks United Kingdom and Canadian startups and researchers to pitch ideas for how AI could improve aircraft efficiency in extreme weather.

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ULA selects Blue Origin advanced booster engine for Vulcan Centaur rocket system

2018-10-22

Engineers at United Launch Alliance (ULA), provider of spacecraft launch services to the US government, in Centennial, Colo., have selected the BE-4 engine from Blue Origin LLC in Kent, Wash., to help power the company’s next-generation Vulcan Centaur rocket system. The new Vulcan Centaur rocket design will incorporate: a pair of Blue Origin BE-4 engines in the booster stage, Aerojet Rocketdyne’s RL10 engine for the upper stage, Northrop Grumman solid rocket boosters, L 3 Avionics Systems avionics and electronics, and RUAG’s payload fairings and composite structures.