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SwRI’s single-cylinder engines available for combustion research; light-, medium- and heavy-duty applications

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The engines, one for light- and medium-duty applications and one for heavy-duty applications, can accommodate either multi-cylinder or single-cylinder heads through a custom cylinder barrel and head support shelf. The research engine platform is available for contract use or for purchase. Image courtesy SwRI. Click to enlarge.

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Transform Materials plasma process converts abundant natural gas into high-value hydrogen and acetylene

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With its innovative technology, Transform Materials breaks down methane and other similar light hydrocarbon gases without oxygen, recombining the resulting fragments into two high-value end products, acetylene and hydrogen. But methane is extremely inert in an oxygen-free environment and resists chemical reactions.

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Scantinel Photonics demonstrates first fully solid-state parallelized FMCW 5D+ LiDAR system

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Light detection and ranging (LiDAR) technology is becoming widely used in various applications such as navigation, robotics, remote sensing, advanced driving assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous mobility. The first LiDAR demonstrator based on 5D+ full solid state will be available by mid of this year.

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Exhaust and aftertreatment on the Achates ULNOx heavy-duty opposed-piston diesel

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However, during development, the project team was able to exceed the program expectation for engine-out NO x and exhaust temperature control in the catalyst warm-up mode and concluded that the tailpipe NO x targets can be met without the close coupled light-off SCR. The] high floor [is] ideal for NO x reduction over proposed Low Load Cycle.

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Velodyne introduces new low-cost fixed-laser solid-state LiDAR for autonomous driving and ADAS applications

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Velodyne LiDAR announced its new fixed-laser, solid-state Velarray LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) sensor, a cost-effective yet high-performance and rugged automotive product in a small form factor. Earlier post.) It has a target price in the hundreds of dollars when produced in mass volumes.

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Researchers develop earth-abundant photocatalyst for conversion of ammonia into hydrogen

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When illuminated with light-emitting diodes rather than lasers, the photocatalytic efficiencies remain comparable, even when the scale of reaction increases by nearly three orders of magnitude. Unlike traditional catalysts, it doesn’t require heat; it harvests energy from light. —co-author Naomi Halas.

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Ford concentrates on control strategies for low-cost start-stop system for Fusion

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The new Ford Fusion will be the first non-hybrid Ford vehicle available in the US with Auto Start-Stop. The power of our system is that the controls that are used to determine if the engine shuts down or is started take into account the battery, both in terms of short term charge availability as well as in terms of lifetime.

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