Green Car Congress
MAY 20, 2016
A team of Malaysian scientists from the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus and Taylor’s University are examining the effects of adding graphene nanoflakes to various commercially available lubricants. They could also protect engines better than currently available lubricants because they reduce friction.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 27, 2010
A team from University Technology Petronas—established in 1997 when the Malaysian government invited its national oil company Petronas to set up a university—has found that the upgrading of bio-oil resulting from the pyrolysis of palm shell via hydrodeoxygenation into higher value fuel hydrocarbons can be economically viable.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 9, 2010
The 2011 Shell Eco-Marathon Americas—a challenge for high school, university, and college students from across North and South America to design vehicles to go the farthest distance using the least amount of energy—has expanded its categories to include plug-in electric vehicles (PHEVs).
Cars That Think
DECEMBER 10, 2021
Fang, an assistant professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon , is now working with 412 Food Rescue , a nonprofit in Pittsburgh, to improve its system for alerting volunteers when surplus food is available for pickup. Although she enjoyed coding, she decided to pursue a degree in biology at Tsinghua University , in Beijing.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 19, 2015
A number of groups have recently or are currently investigating the use of free piston engine power generation applications with a focus on automotive, including work at West Virginia University (WVU), Sandia National Laboratory (SNL), Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden), and Shanghai Jiaotong University. Earlier post.)
Cars That Think
FEBRUARY 3, 2022
The panel, which is available to watch on demand , also covered what IEEE is doing in the area of sustainable development and how technology can help address agricultural, health care, and pandemic-related challenges. The summit also included panel discussions on HAC-funded projects, which are available to watch on demand on IEEE.tv.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 19, 2009
The student team from Laval University (Quebec, Canada) took the grand prize in the “Prototype” category at the 2009 Shell Eco-Marathon Americas , held 15-18 April at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, CA, with 2,757.1 The Penn State University team from University Park, Pa. Click to enlarge. miles per gallon (0.085 L/100km).
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