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CPT launching water-cooled electric supercharger for commercial diesel engines

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At the 17 th Supercharging conference this week in Dresden, Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) will launch what it says is the first water-cooled electric supercharger developed for “quasi-continuous” boosting of commercial diesel engines, including those developed for off highway applications. Cobra electric supercharger.

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Video Friday: The Coolest Robots

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Deep Robotics ] Estimating terrain traversability in off-road environments requires reasoning about complex interaction dynamics between the robot and these terrains. This work will be presented at the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation ( ICRA 2023 ) in London next week. Lite3’s announced price is US $2,900.

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The First U.S. Human-Operated Submersible Changed the Course of Oceanography

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Water pressure in the deep sea makes human exploration of the ocean difficult. After the conference, the research office sent a delegation, including Vine, to Italy to see the 18-meter-long, 45-tonne vehicle. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Alvin, the first U.S. Navy purchased Trieste in 1958 to conduct research.

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Brookhaven team develops molybdenum-soy catalyst that rivals performance of noble metals for hydrogen production

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The hybrid material effectively catalyzes the conversion of liquid water to hydrogen gas while remaining stable in an acidic environment. One key step is splitting water (water electrolysis). Source: BNL. Click to enlarge. But these two approaches had not yet been tried together. —Wei-Fu Chen.

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Exploring Sydney’s Deep Tech Ecosystem

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While we shed light on these industry accomplishments and celebrated breakthroughs, it’s crucial to support and foster the growth of a wider industry: one that thrives on resilience, problem-solving, and visionary entrepreneurship. Discover deep tech at Tech Central Deep tech is just one facet of what’s happening at Tech Central.

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MIT team finds lead levels higher in Indian Ocean than northern Atlantic and Pacific oceans

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They are presenting their results this week at the Goldschmidt Geochemistry Conference in Montreal. But while leaded gasoline usage has decreased drastically in the last few decades, lead is still pervasive in the environment. Boyle and his students began collecting water and coral samples from the Indian Ocean three years ago.

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Ford unveils next-gen F-150; up to 700 lbs lighter, new 2.7L EcoBoost with stop-start

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Ford introduced the all-new Ford F-150 at its press conference at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. liter EcoBoost and design an engine with compact structure and high strength and light weight. All-new aluminum cylinder heads feature water-cooled integrated exhaust manifolds. 2015 F-150. Click to enlarge.

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