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October 21, 2021

IoT in automotive

by editorial in Engineering, Engineering News

Guido Voigt explains how the automotive industry uses modern Internet of Things (IoT) technology With a production of over 70 million units each year, the automotive industry is one of the biggest manufacturing industries in the world. Despite these numbers, the industry hasn’t achieved a breakthrough due to a lack of innovative tech features. Advanced safety […]

September 23, 2021

Is this the future for EV chassis architecture?

by editorial in Engineering, Engineering News

While some manufacturers are adapting existing models to take electric power, Lotus has decided to develop something entirely new from the ground up to accommodate the changing weight distribution pattern. Part of Project LEVA (Lightweight Electric Vehicle Architecture) created last year, the new chassis is being referred to by the company as “the ‘blueprint’ for […]

September 22, 2021

Disrupting EV Design

by editorial in Engineering, Engineering News

Until now, electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers have placed car batteries under the floor as a convenient way to package sufficient battery energy for an acceptable range.This has resulted in the traditional ‘skateboard’ layout of EVs. The drawbacks of this arrangement are the added height, increased weight and body structural complexities that have led to EVs […]

September 20, 2021

How to predict drone movements

by editorial in Engineering, Engineering News

In the run-up to Christmas 2018 reports emerged of drones flying dangerously close to Gatwick Airport in West Sussex, England. While no one was ever caught, and no explanation was ever found, it caused significant disruption and highlighted the danger drones could pose if used nefariously. Conventional drone catchers tried radar, cameras and radio frequency […]

September 16, 2021

How can mining be made more sustainable?

by editorial in Engineering, Engineering News

Several initiatives are underway in the mining industry to improve energy efficiency and reduce the environmental damage. In March, ABB and Hitachi teamed up to examine the possibility of zero-emission trucks and now Caterpillar and Rio Tinto have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to see how zero-emissions autonomous trucks can be put to work […]

September 14, 2021

Will this magnet make fusion on earth possible?

by editorial in Engineering, Engineering News

A device that produces more energy than it consumes does sound like the stuff of a fraud trial, but MIT and startup Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) feel they are well on the way. The technology is fusion: combining two small atoms to make a larger one, releasing large amounts of energy. The difficulty is containing […]

September 9, 2021

Sample success for NASA on Mars

by editorial in Engineering, Engineering News

The Perseverance rover has completed another of its important tasks, collecting Martian rock. It’s packed the sample away in an airtight titanium tube, awaiting future missions to retrieve. Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for science at NASA Headquarters in Washington observed, “For all of NASA science, this is truly a historic moment. Just as the Apollo […]

September 6, 2021

Toward a hydrogen-powered future

by editorial in Engineering, Engineering News

Hydrogen has been on the energy radar for decades but it’s only recently that real progress has been made. A recent Frost & Sullivan report estimates that global fuel cell truck sales will reach 142,858 units by 2030, with China accounting for 63.9% of total sales, prompting Mobility Research Analyst Jagadesh Chandran to comment, “Hydrogen […]

September 2, 2021

Understanding aviation’s real environmental cost

by editorial in Engineering, Engineering News

A new project called the Aviation Impact Accelerator (AIA) aims to quantify the climate damage caused by the industry by designing an interactive evidence-based simulator to explore different scenarios. It seeks to cover the whole sector, including the sources of renewable electricity and raw materials, the creation and transport of fuel, and the impact of […]

August 27, 2021

How can dangerous space debris be reduced?

by editorial in Engineering, Engineering News

Space debris is a real problem and it’s only going to get worse unless a practical solution is found. In May, when the debris from the Chinese Long March 5B rocket came down Bill Nelson, NASA Administrator commented, “Spacefaring nations must minimise the risks to people and property on Earth of re-entries of space objects […]

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