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The Tiny Star Explosions Powering Moore’s Law

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Equally important, it had to do so continuously for long periods of time, with no costly pauses for repair or maintenance. We designed a Rube Goldberg like system in which a molten droplet of tin is targeted by two laser beams. So the light source had to deliver accurate amounts of energy.

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Nuclear Fusion’s New Idea: An Off-the-Shelf Stellarator

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For a machine that’s designed to replicate a star, the world’s newest stellarator is a surprisingly humble-looking apparatus. We’re seeing new optimized designs that we weren’t capable of coming up with even 10 years ago. Many magnetic-confinement designs—including the $24.5 its parts hand-labeled in marker.

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looking for inwheel hub motors

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Complex Engineering: Designers must find clever ways to keep the motor compact and light, or risk a clunky driving experience. In-wheel designs? Why It Matters: Overly complex systems can be a maintenance nightmare and might deter mainstream buyers who prefer reliability.

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Orange County unveils 10 new fuel-cell-electric buses along with debut of US’ largest public transport hydrogen fueling station

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The order was previously announced in April 2018, at that time becoming the US’ largest procurement and deployment of fuel cell-electric buses. The project is also a partnership with Air Products, which designed and provided enabling equipment for the hydrogen fueling station and will provide maintenance and hydrogen fuel.

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Airbus exploring hydrogen fuel cell propellor “pods” for aircraft propulsion

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Hydrogen fuel cells have very different design considerations, so we knew we had to come up with a unique approach. This approach could provide a practical and rapid solution for maintenance and potentially hydrogen refueling at airports. The advanced airfoil design is expected to lead to improved efficiency and performance.

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ENC next-gen battery-electric and fuel-cell buses to be delivered in 2023

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The next-generation Axess EVO-FC bus is designed to have a range up to 400 miles, based on application, and will build on the legacy of ENC’s Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric bus. ENC was the first bus manufacturer to complete the 12-year/500,000 miles FTA Altoona test for a Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric powered bus in 2018.

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2018 VW Tiguan and new 2.0 TSI B-cycle engine gives VW a strong offering in compact SUV segment

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Volkswagen of America is in the process of rolling out its all-new long wheelbase 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan ( earlier post ). As with the all-new 2018 Volkswagen Atlas full-size SUV ( earlier post ), the new Tiguan is based on Volkswagen’s Modular Transverse Matrix (MQB) architecture. Significance of the 2018 Tiguan. Height (in).

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