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Active control turbocharger for enhanced power recovery

Green Car Congress

Researchers from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and Imperial College London have designed an active control turbocharger consisting of a mixed-flow turbine with pivoting nozzle vanes to adapt to the pulsating exhaust flow. International Journal of Engine Research doi: 10.1177/1468087412472414.

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2011 Shell Eco-Marathon Americas Adds PHEVs

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The 2011 Shell Eco-Marathon Americas—a challenge for high school, university, and college students from across North and South America to design vehicles to go the farthest distance using the least amount of energy—has expanded its categories to include plug-in electric vehicles (PHEVs).

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Libertine LPE free piston technology targeting power generation, waste-heat recovery and range-extended EV applications; feasibility study with PETRONAS

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A number of groups have recently or are currently investigating the use of free piston engine power generation applications with a focus on automotive, including work at West Virginia University (WVU), Sandia National Laboratory (SNL), Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden), and Shanghai Jiaotong University. Earlier post.)

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

Cars That Think

In 2000, at a trade fair in Germany, an obscure Singapore company called Trek 2000 unveiled a solid-state memory chip encased in plastic and attached to a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector. In April 1999, the Israeli company M-Systems filed a patent application titled “Architecture for a Universal Serial Bus-based PC flash disk.”

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IEEE Humanitarian Program Sees Record Growth

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Volunteers from the IEEE Malaysia Section and IEEE SIGHT members are working to implement an IoT and smart application solution to grow hydroponic plants with real-time monitoring capabilities. International Telecommunication Union secretary-general. The project received funding from IEEE HAC.

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Audi going to the moon; Audi lunar e-quattro rover

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In advanced development of the vehicle into the Audi lunar quattro, its weight will be further reduced by the use of magnesium and other modifications to its design, although the vehicle might grow somewhat in size. Luca de Meo is presenting the partnership today at the international innovation forum Cannes Innovation Days.

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Falling Domestic Fares and an A.I. Arms Race: What Travelers Can Expect in 2024

Baua Electric

billion in 2019, according to the International Air Transport Association. But in the United States, domestic and international airfares are expected to move in opposite directions. International airfare departing from the United States is up 10 percent for 2024 compared with 2023, according to Kayak , a travel search engine.

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