Remove Demo Remove Engine Remove Universal
article thumbnail

Bell Labs Turns 100, Plans to Leave Its Old Headquarters

Cars That Think

In a centennial celebration held last week at the Murray Hill, New Jersey campus, the labs impressive technological history was celebrated with talks, panels, demos, and over a half dozen gracefully aging Nobel laureates. This year, Bell Labs celebrates its hundredth birthday.

article thumbnail

Electric Propulsion Magnets Ready for Space Tests

Cars That Think

The building is home to the Paihau-Robinson Research Institute , part of Victoria University of Wellington. Its a class of electric propulsion that uses an applied magnetic field to accelerate ions to extremely high speeds, says Randy Pollock , the chief engineer for space at Paihau-Robinson, during a visit to their labs.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Video Friday: Tiny Robot Bug Hops and Jumps

Cars That Think

MIT engineers developed an insect-sized jumping robot that can traverse challenging terrains while using far less energy than an aerial robot of comparable size. But to engineers at the University of California San Diego, this game was an inspiration, suggesting that measuring tape could become a great material for a robotic gripper.

San Diego 111
article thumbnail

Video Friday: Atlas in the Lab

Cars That Think

Robot Studio ] at [ University of Michigan ] Hard to believe that RoMeLa has been developing humanoid robots for 20 (!) RoMeLa ] at [ University of California Los Angeles ] In this demo, Reachy 2 autonomously sorts healthy and unhealthy foods. This work aims to bring ownership back to artists in the age of generative AI.

article thumbnail

ClearFlame Engine Technologies partners with Alto Ingredients to demo ethanol-fueled MCCI in heavy-duty diesels; high efficiency, low emissions

Green Car Congress

Startup ClearFlame Engine Technologies announced a partnership with Alto Ingredients, a leading producer of specialty alcohols and essential ingredients, to conduct pilot demonstrations of ClearFlame’s solution for diesel engines using low-cost ethanol in Class 8 trucks.

Diesel 397
article thumbnail

Synhelion starts construction of DAWN demo plant to produce solar fuels

Green Car Congress

Synhelion has developed a solar thermal process for the production of syngas, which is then used in standard industrial processes to synthesize liquid fuels, such as kerosene, gasoline, or diesel, that are compatible with conventional jet engines and internal combustion engines.

Solar 435
article thumbnail

European HYFLEXPOWER project to demo first integrated power-to-X-to-power hydrogen gas turbine

Green Car Congress

A consortium comprising Engie Solutions, Siemens Gas and Power, Centrax, Arttic, German Aerospace Center (DLR) and four European universities is implementing the HYFLEXPOWER project funded by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 Framework Program for Research and Innovation (Grant Agreement 884229). million, of which €10.5

Hydrogen 411