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JUNE 17, 2025

Based on the current e-208, engineers have chosen to employ off-the-shelf parts to hot up its small hatchback, including repurposing the powertrain from the Alfa Romeo Junior Veloce. READ MORE: Reinvented 208GTi is coming, but will it be a true hot hatch? With this new GTi, we set new standards within the hot hatch market.”

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APRIL 2, 2025

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), arguably the largest experiment ever engineered, is needed to probe the universes smallest constituents. There are four main proposals for new colliders, and each one comes with its own slew of engineering challenges. We dont really know exactly what were going to find, Martin says.

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JULY 26, 2022

Such powerful magnets would more easily fit within the tight space inside spherical tokamaks, which are shaped more like a cored apple than the doughnut-like shape of conventional tokamaks, and are being explored as a possible design for future fusion power plants. —Yuhu Zhai, a principal engineer at PPPL and lead author.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

The US Department of Energy announced $29 million in funding for 14 projects as part of the Galvanizing Advances in Market-aligned fusion for an Overabundance of Watts (GAMOW) program, which is jointly sponsored by ARPA-E and the Office of Science–Fusion Energy Sciences (SC-FES). Earlier post.). University of California, San Diego.

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APRIL 12, 2013

EcoBoost engine. liter EcoBoost engine into its lineup. The new engine will be first introduced in China in the all-new Ford Mondeo, making its public debut later this month at Auto Shanghai 2013 ( earlier post ), with applications following in the Fusion sedan in North America this year, and later the new Mondeo in Europe.

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APRIL 8, 2020

The US Department of Energy announced the winners of $32 million in funding for 15 projects as part of the ARPA-E Breakthroughs Enabling THermonuclear-fusion Energy ( BETHE ) program. Commercial fusion technology has long been viewed as an ideal energy source. Earlier post.) —Under Secretary of Energy Mark W.

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MARCH 13, 2023

Eni and Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), a spin-out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) signed a Collaboration Framework Agreement with the aim of accelerating the industrialization of fusion energy. Eni says CFS has the fastest pathway to commercial deployment of fusion energy.

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JULY 4, 2014

Mercedes-Benz unveiled the Future Truck 2025 in Magdeburg, Germany. Daimler Trucks demonstrated the vehicle on a trip along a section of the A14 autobahn near the city of Magdeburg, in which the Future Truck drove itself under realistic driving conditions. Sensor system in the Future Truck 2025. Multisensor fusion.

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JULY 14, 2020

For the first time, the pistons for the high-performance engine of the 911 flagship model, the GT2 RS, are now also being produced with a 3D printer. Thanks to the new, lighter pistons, we can increase the engine speed, lower the temperature load on the pistons and optimise combustion.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2012

Of crucial importance in this respect is the networking of all systems, or “sensor fusion”. Of crucial importance in this respect is the networking of all systems, or “sensor fusion”. DISTRONIC PLUS with Steering Assist, BAS PLUS and PRE-SAFE Brake all employ sensor fusion using the same stereo camera and multistage radar sensors.

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DECEMBER 27, 2021

Despite these gains, though, traditional magnetic-confinement fusion is still years away from fulfilling nuclear fusion’s promise of generating abundant and carbon-free electricity. But tokamaks aren’t the only path to fusion power. The company produced its first fusion reactions the very next year. Seattle-based.

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DECEMBER 20, 2020

The engine-gearbox unit produced using the additive laser fusion process passed all the quality and stress tests without any problems. Engineers in the Advanced Development department were able to carry out several development steps at once with the prototype. Every layer is melted and then fused with the previous layer.

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DECEMBER 13, 2013

liter EcoBoost engine ( earlier post ) is set to go on sale in the 2014 Ford Fiesta. Auto Start-Stop turns off the engine when a vehicle stops, while a battery powers vehicle accessories and systems in place of the engine. The engine restarts instantly when the driver begins to release the brake pedal. liter EcoBoost.

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JUNE 2, 2011

liter EcoBoost three-cylinder engine—the first three-cylinder engine Ford has built for a regular production car—and an new eight-speed automatic transmission to its line-up. liter engine is a little dynamo.” This enables the engine to run in a wider rpm band with the optimum fuel-to-air ratio.

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MARCH 29, 2024

Invented by Soviet scientists in the 1960s , gyrotons are used in nuclear fusion research experiments to heat and control plasma. Microwaves meet rocks “But an energy beam doesn’t have those kinds of limits,” says Paul Woskov , senior research engineer at MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Sensor Fusion technology is a core component of delivering true autonomous vehicles and is crucial to helping the industry achieve the vision of Zero Autonomous Driving Accidents. in Mechanical Engineering from General Motors Institute (now Kettering University), an M.S. in Civil Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley.

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AUGUST 27, 2021

If it had ever left the spotlight, nuclear fusion is certainly now back. There have recently been new books , big announcements from small fusion companies , and the widely-shared news of a new record for energy produced at the National Ignition Facility , at the U.S. As the joke goes, fusion is always 40 years away.

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AUGUST 15, 2013

New engine oil with reduced friction. In December 2012, road testing by Consumer Reports found the fuel economy on the 2013 Fusion Hybrid sedan and new C-Max Hybrid falling far short below the touted Ford (and EPA) triple 47 mpg (5.0 That may lead to future changes in testing protocols, Nair suggested. Earlier post.)

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MARCH 9, 2020

Honda, like other automakers, has is focused on reducing the weight of its vehicle components, from body frames and engines down to the bolts. Over the long history of engine development, the crankshaft design had become a foregone conclusion. The latest target for Honda R&D is the crankshaft.

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MAY 10, 2023

In future models, Porsche plans to offer automated assistance and navigate-on-pilot functions based on the Mobileye SuperVision technology platform. Porsche will take a leading role in the full integration of Mobileye SuperVision into its future models.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2012

The 360-view helps the engineers evaluate driving performance with a complete view of every angle around the driver. Technical advances tested in part in VIRTTEX have included Lane Keeping System and collision warning, which is set to appear in the all-new Ford Fusion available to customers later this year.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Sophisticated investors tend to put considerable effort into collecting, processing and understanding information relevant to the future cash flows paid by securities. As a result, market forecasts of future events, representing consensus predictions of a large number of investors, tend to be relatively accurate. —Deb Niemeier.

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

Hyundai Motor Company announced an updated roadmap for its future business Strategy 2025 at the 2020 CEO Investor Day’ forum held virtually in Seoul. The comprehensive mid- to long-term strategy reinforces Hyundai’s plan to lead the future mobility industry as a Smart Mobility Solution Provider. Earlier post.). trillion (US$21.6

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JULY 15, 2023

Brandon Sorbom , the scientific director of Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) , leads me toward the center of the building’s cross-shaped footprint, weaving among scaffolding, forklifts, and teams of welders and painters. On the site of a former U.S. Army Reserve base near Boston, an unusual structure is rising from the rolling hills.

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OCTOBER 5, 2014

In a 2008 brief on CARACaS, JPL engineers noted that the software was potentially applicable to diverse robotic systems that could include aircraft, spacecraft, ground vehicles, surface water vessels, and/or underwater vessels. The new technology will allow the USVs to detect, deter or destroy attacking adversaries.

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OCTOBER 29, 2014

The new Indy fleet vehicles will include 100% electric models, such as the Nissan LEAF, as well as plug-in hybrid models like the Chevrolet Volt and the Ford Fusion Energi, which offer extended range. The Indy fleet would be the largest municipal fleet of electrified vehicles in the US. Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard.

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APRIL 15, 2013

The collaboration enables both automakers to design, develop, engineer, test, validate and deliver these new transmissions for their vehicles faster and at lower cost than if each company worked independently. Engineering teams from GM and Ford have already started initial design work on these new transmissions.

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DECEMBER 18, 2013

General Motors recently renewed its five-year agreement with research partner Carnegie Mellon University of Pittsburgh to continue developing technologies that could allow future production vehicles to drive autonomously. Automated driving requires the fusion of input from advanced sensors to provide 360 degrees of crash risk awareness.

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JULY 18, 2016

Daimler is highlighting its development of the semi-automated Mercedes-Benz Future Bus with CityPilot. The technology of the CityPilot in the Mercedes-Benz Future Bus is based on that of the autonomously driving Mercedes-Benz Actros truck with Highway Pilot presented two years ago. Earlier post.). Drive units.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

The upcoming new Ford C-MAX PHEV and HEV models ( earlier post ), like the company’s next-generation hybrids, will use the company’s powersplit architecture with a high-efficiency Atkinson-cycle engine in combination with a high-voltage electric traction motor generator and a lithium-ion battery system.

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OCTOBER 29, 2013

An EPSRC (Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Funding) grant of £2 million (US$3.2 CLEVeR will address many of the future research challenges associated with current and future low and ultra-low carbon vehicles under real world driving conditions. million (US$5.1 million) of new funding.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2022

In the future, Continental will offer Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) solutions based on the CV3 artificial intelligence (AI) system-on-chip (SoC) family from semiconductor company Ambarella. As an added value to vehicle manufacturers, they can reduce their engineering investments across all vehicle types.

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JULY 27, 2014

Delphi Automotive PLC will unveil the second generation of its Technology Truck concept highlighting future technologies at the upcoming IAA Commercial Vehicles show being held 25 Sept - 2 Oct in Hannover, Germany. Fundamental safety building blocks for future automated vehicles. Delphi co-developed the new HPDI injector with Westport.

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JUNE 13, 2014

reduction in combined fuel economy (45 mpg down to 38 mpg), and the C-MAX and Fusion plug-in hybrids saw about a 12% decrease in charge sustaining and charge depleting fuel economy, and about a 10% decrease in all-electric range. Use of these engineering models is a common industry practice, consistent with EPA regulations.

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MARCH 3, 2025

Discover how the UKs new Fusion Engineering Doctoral Training Centre will equip top STEM graduates to shape the future of fusion energy. The post UK supercharges fusion engineering with new doctoral training centre appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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JULY 24, 2015

Silicon Valley engineers also spearhead the company’s working relationship with Silicon Valley-based technology companies. Honda Sensing also serves as both a technological and perceptual bridge to highly automated cars of the future. Honda Xcelerator. Advanced Technology Demos.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

The European Space Agency (ESA) and a number of European organizations such as the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF); the Institut Laue Langevin (ILL); the European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA); and the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy (CCFE-ITER) are also providing their expertise and innovation to this initiative.

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