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Bionic Hand Gives Amputees Sense of Touch

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The competition provides mentoring to teams, as well as workshops on topics such as pitching skills and customer development. The Ability Hand contains six motors housed in a carbon fiber casing. Its battery recharges in an hour, the company says. The Ability Hand is also water-resistant, Akhtar says.

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BMW unveils production i8 plug-in hybrid; 94 mpg; on sale in US in 2014 priced from $135,925

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The combustion engine and electric motor, battery pack, power electronics, chassis components, and structural and crash functions are all arranged within the aluminum Drive module, while the central element of the Life module is the i8’s CFRP (carbon fiber reinforced plastic) passenger cell. Click to enlarge.

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Volkswagen Group shows 3 hydrogen fuel cell concepts at LA Show: Audi A7 Sportback h-tron; Golf Sportwagen HyMotion; Passat HyMotion

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Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg, Member of the Board of Management for Technical Development at Audi, during a fuel cell technology workshop held at the LA show, and may be ready to talk about that technology by the end of next year. Because the exhaust system only has to handle water vapor, it is made of weight-saving plastic.

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Driving the VW e-Golf; strategy, assembly in Wolfsburg, Braunschweig battery plant

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Higher levels of regen allow the driver to slow the vehicle almost to a stop (with “B”), while recharging the battery. The battery pack covers (a carbon fiber reinforced plastic shell with an aluminum cover) are secured using the same fastening system used for windshields. Bottom right. Currently, the e-up!

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