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Laser Melting for Better Aircraft Engine Parts

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Aircraft engine components must be lightweight yet strong enough to tolerate extreme conditions. With this process we cannot only make perfect repairs to damaged engine parts but also build complete components that cannot be produced using conventional methods such as milling or casting. Konrad Wissenbach, ILT. Konrad Wissenbach.

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Mitsubishi Motors running two new MiEV Evolution III electric racers in Pikes Peak Climb

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Also running in the Electric Modified Division will be a Tesla Roadster from Latvia.). To reduce weight in the pipe-frame chassis, the design has rationalized and some structural materials have been replaced. The team technical director and chief mechanics are mainly all engineers in MMC’s Development Engineering Office.

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Celebrating the Life of University of Texas Professor Mo-Shing Chen

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Mo-Shing Chen , a world-renowned power engineering educator and researcher, died on 1 May at the age of 91. program in electrical engineering in 1969, and it quickly became one of the nation’s largest and top-rated graduate programs in power systems engineering. as a power engineer in Wulai. Chen created UTA’s first Ph.D.

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??Why the World’s Militaries Are Embracing 5G

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Three Lockheed Martin military aircraft, built in different eras, have different communications systems designed to make it hard for an adversary to detect a transmission. In a project called Hydra, engineers used electronic systems called open-system gateways to enable the three to communicate freely. Chris Philpot.

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??Why the World’s Militaries Are Embracing 5G

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Three Lockheed Martin military aircraft, built in different eras, have different communications systems designed to make it hard for an adversary to detect a transmission. In a project called Hydra, engineers used electronic systems called open-system gateways to enable the three to communicate freely. Chris Philpot.

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Reports highlight ongoing advances in vehicle technology, consumer demand for fuel efficiency in US and Europe

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4-cylinder engines and hybrid vehicles as a percent of cars sold in the US. In 2005, less than 30% of the vehicles purchased had four-cylinder engines, and in 2012, nearly half of those purchased had four cylinders. Cars with the highest average emissions were sold in Latvia (152g CO 2 /km) and Estonia (150g CO 2 /km).

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