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Insight into benzene formation could help development of cleaner combustion engines

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That insight could also help the car industry make cleaner combustion engines. high-temperature combustion processes and carbon-rich circumstellar environments portray a similar complexity as hydrocarbon-rich atmospheres of planets and their moons. They believe that the finding could one day lead to cleaner combustion engines.

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Volvo exec shares Tesla culture insights, drives Model Y to work by mistake

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In a recent interview with a Swedish newspaper, Volvo Head of Research and Development (R&D) and former Tesla Senior Director of Engineering Anders Bell shared several insights about his two recent workplaces, as well as a rather humorous experience. It’s a unique environment with the labor law that applies there.

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Volkswagen starts operation of $22M North American Battery Engineering Lab in Chattanooga

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Volkswagen of America (VWoA) opened its Battery Engineering Lab (BEL) in Chattanooga, to test and optimize batteries for all electric vehicles in the American marketplace. They can replicate every climatic environment in the world and scale between extreme settings well beyond what a typical customer would put a vehicle through.

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UQ, TUM team finds way to convert sugarcane into isobutanol more efficiently

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Only binding of Mn 2+ (not Mg 2+ ) to this site affects the ligand environment of the catalytically essential divalent metal binding site, thus providing insight into an inhibitory mechanism of Mn 2+ at higher concentrations. The combined data inform engineering approaches to design an optimal dehydratase for the cascade.

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High-speed imaging study provides insights into diesel fuel spray behavior

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Researchers at the University of Michigan have used high-speed imaging of diesel injection spray to provide insights into transient fuel spray behavior and to guide the development of the next generation of spray theory and models. Fuel was injected into a room temperature, nitrogen environment at chamber densities of 17.5,

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Will the Unreal Engine 5 Realize the Metaverse’s Potential?

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Unreal Engine 5 , released on April 5, is among the leaders. Its creator, Epic Games, is best known for its megahit game Fortnite , but the company’s engine expertise has deep roots. The engine spun off from the 1998 shooter Unreal and seized an early lead when Epic licensed it for use in over a dozen games from 1999 to 2001. “I

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Chevrolet introduce electrified AWD Corvette: 2024 E-Ray hybrid

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—Tadge Juechter, executive chief engineer, Corvette. During spirited driving and in low traction environments, E-Ray’s eAWD system applies additional power to the front wheels, helping to enhance vehicle stability. The electric front motor works in harmony with the LT2 engine to create an invigorating sound. liter (235.5

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