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Insights from Leoben researchers lead to improved piezo injectors

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In a project funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, a group of researchers from the Materials Center Leoben (MCL) in Austria has now gained insight into the mechanics of this technology—which can make the systems more reliable and efficient. These insights are already being used by industry, reports Deluca. Kaufmann, S.

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Study offers new insights into solidification cracking during welding of steel

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New research led by the University of Leicester in the UK has made a novel breakthrough in understanding how solidification cracking occurs during the welding of steel, an important engineering alloy. —Professor Hong Dong from the University of Leicester Department of Engineering. NMP3-SL-2009-229108. Resources. Marsden, A.

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Cadillac to offer advanced V2V and semi-automated driving technologies in certain 2017 MY vehicles

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Super Cruise, GM’s semi-automated driving technology, will come to market in a new 2017 Cadillac vehicle. GM and Carnegie Mellon University demonstrated this when the “Boss,” our fully autonomous Chevy Tahoe, won the DARPA Urban Challenge in 2007. Click to enlarge. —Mary Barra.

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Satellite method provides insight into ozone-NOx-VOCs sensitivity for different locations

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With a combination of computer models and space-based observations, Xiaomeng Jin at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University and her colleagues used the concentrations of ozone’s precursor molecules to infer whether ozone production increases more in the presence of nix, VOCs, or a mix of the two, for a given location.

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Glencore orders full fleet of Epiroc battery-electric mining equipment for Onaping Depth nickel and copper mine in Canada

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Epiroc also offers large capacity batteries, uses a standard CCS charging protocol, has a battery swap system, and the designs are universal and compatible. Sudbury INO received full approval for further development of the Onaping Depth Project in 2017. Epiroc scored high on safety, design and testing of the entire battery system.

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Hydrogen Opposed Piston Engine Working Group formed

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—James Turner, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Clean Combustion Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). The newly formed organization will host a series of meetings of its members to exchange research results, insights, and ideas. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.

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New UK-wide map of air pollution; insights into nitrogen dioxide levels across the country and within towns and cities

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EarthSense Systems—a joint venture between the University of Leicester and aerial mapping company BlueSky—has published MappAir, the first high resolution nationwide map of air pollution. micrometers) later in 2017. EarthSense will also be releasing a map of PM 2.5 ultrafine pollution particles smaller than 2.5

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