Sat.Sep 06, 2014

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Boeing successfully flight tests new ceramic composite engine nozzle; reduces noise, weight and fuel use

Green Car Congress

'Boeing recently successfully flight-tested an innovative engine nozzle made of ceramic composites designed to reduce noise and weight and to lower fuel use. The ceramic matrix composite (CMC) nozzle, attached to a Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine, went through a series of tests on the ecoDemonstrator 787 Flight Test Airplane, including community noise testing, passing over a large acoustic array in Moses Lake, Wash.

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2015 Lexus ES 300h Hybrid Gets New Infotainment Features

Green Car Reports

'While its Toyota Camry Hybrid sibling gets a significant refresh, the 2015 Lexus ES 300h cruises into the new year with only minor changes. For the 2015 model year, the ES 300h gets a handful of small updates, including several new infotainment features. The standard Display Audio system features a seven-inch touchscreen, which can be divided into.

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Boeing truck-mounted laser demonstrator destroys targets through wind and fog; “photons on target”, only diesel required

Green Car Congress

'Boeing and the US Army have demonstrated the capabilities of the truck-mounted High Energy Laser Mobile Demonstrator ( HEL MD ) under maritime conditions (i.e., wind and fog), successfully targeting a variety of aerial targets at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. The demonstrator is the first mobile, high-energy laser, counter rocket, artillery and mortar (C-RAM) platform to be built and demonstrated by the US Army.

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Low carbon champion awards shortlist revealed

Green Cars News

'The shortlist for the Low Carbon Champions Awards has been revealed, ahead of this year’s Cenex Low Carbon Vehicle Event (LCV 2014) which takes place next week. Winners of the annual award will be announced as part of the event, the main part of which takes place at the Millbrook Proving Ground in[.].

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How serious is Norway about climate change? So much that its streetlights self-dim

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