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AUGUST 4, 2021

Rolls-Royce has launched a new major investment project with Purdue University to develop new test facilities for high-altitude and hybrid-electric engines to power the next generation of US military aircraft. Gas turbine engine test cells must offer flexible operation to qualify engines for customer use.

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APRIL 9, 2021

Initiated by MAN with partners from industry and research institutes, it aims to define the steps necessary to produce a dual-fuel, medium-speed engine capable of running on diesel-fuel and ammonia. Alexander Knafl, Head of R&D, Four-Stroke Engineering, MAN Energy Solutions.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2021

and Clemson University have partnered to advance development of electric-vehicle batteries that charge faster, last longer and can be scaled to fit a variety of vehicle classes. I was presented the opportunity to partner with ATLIS through one of my former students who is now an engineer at ATLIS. ATLIS Motor Vehicles, Inc.

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MARCH 17, 2021

The University of Michigan and Ford Motor Company are opening a new advanced robotics facility. The fourth floor houses Ford’s first robotics and mobility research lab on a university campus, as well as 100 Ford researchers—including autonomous vehicle researchers—and engineers.

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MAY 13, 2023

But for the CHIPS Act to succeed, each fab will need hundreds of skilled engineers and technicians of all stripes, with training ranging from two-year associate degrees to Ph.D.s. Engineering schools in the United States are now racing to produce that talent. We need to ramp up our efforts really quickly.”

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FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Williams Advanced Engineering: final iteration of prototype WAE battery pack incorporating dedicated cell packaging for optimum centre of gravity, vehicle control unit, DCDC converter, integrated cooling, charge port, and styled carbon covers.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Researchers have used a novel near-infrared light imaging technique to capture the first cross-sectional images of carbon dioxide in the exhaust plume of a commercial jet engine. To image such a large area, the researchers used a 7m-diameter optical mounting frame (red) located just 3 m from the exit nozzle of the engine.

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JULY 13, 2022

The Audi Environmental Foundation, a subsidiary of AUDI AG founded in 2009, has joined forces with the Freiberg University of Mining and Technology to research new ways of mining high-tech elements. —Roland Haseneder of the Institute of Institute of Thermal, Environmental and Resources’ Process Engineering.

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APRIL 29, 2024

As a data-center network engineer with Meta’s network infrastructure team, Susana Contrera is playing a leading role in this unprecedented technology rollout. But she decided to pursue a career in engineering because of her parents, who were small-business owners. Her job is about “bringing designs to life,” she says.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Empa, together with FPT Motorenforschung AG Arbon, Politechnico di Milano, lubricant manufacturer Motorex and other partners, is exporing the use of DME as a fuel for heavy-duty engines. A DME test engine has been in operation on a dynamometer in Empa’s Automotive Powertrains Technologies Laboratory. Image: Empa. —Patrik Soltic.

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JANUARY 11, 2024

Penn State University has landed a $3.3 Additionally, it will install four DC fast electric vehicle chargers and one Level 2 EV charging plug at three locations across the University Park campus located in State College, PA. The post Penn State University lands $3.3M I am super proud of my alma mater for taking this step!

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MAY 1, 2022

ClearFlame Engine Technologies, a startup developing net-zero engine technology ( earlier post ), announced the publication of an independent study that finds ClearFlame’s technology could help fleet owners and other heavy-duty truck operators lower total costs while meeting sustainability goals sooner than currently available alternatives.

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MARCH 27, 2017

This year’s University of Wisconsin Engine Research Center Symposium will address the impact of future regulations on engine technology. These are technologies that the automotive and engine industries will need to implement to meet future vehicle efficiency targets with low emissions.

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OCTOBER 22, 2018

Auburn University researchers are leading a $2-million US Department of Energy Co-Optima project ( earlier post ) that will evaluate renewable butyl acetate (BA) as a bio-based fuel additive that can be blended with diesel fuel to reduce soot and greenhouse gas emissions and yield cleaner engine operation in cold-weather conditions.

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JULY 20, 2023

MAN Energy Solutions will begin developing methanol retrofit solutions for medium-speed marine engines as part of a research association including WTZ Roßlau gGmbh and TU-Darmstadt. Energy sources such as carbon-neutral methanol and ammonia will therefore play a prominent role in the maritime sector in the future.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Since internal combustion engines will remain the primary mode of choice for mobility in the foreseeable future, both alternative (renewable) fuels and high-performance combustion concepts/ engines using fuels adapted for that purpose will be preferred for reducing the combustion impact on climate change.

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APRIL 4, 2024

The IEEE Jamaica Section is acting as a catalyst to engage and inspire the island nation’s next generation of engineering and technology professionals. The section held a first-of-its-kind workshop in January at the University of Technology in Kingston. Students from several local schools and universities participated in the event.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Sharma, a semiconductor engineer, was instrumental in organizing the meeting for the Tokyo-based company. Sharma worked for several years as an RF engineer in the semiconductor industry before joining Renesas in 2021. While building his radio, he says, he fell in love with engineering. “I After all, that is the motto of IEEE.”

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JUNE 9, 2023

A study by a team from Carnegie Mellon University and Yale University suggests that BEVs could constitute the majority or near-majority of cars and SUVs by 2030, given widespread BEV availability and technology trends. Their open-access paper is published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Forsythe et al.

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DECEMBER 3, 2021

DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E) Reducing Emissions of Methane Every Day of the Year (REMEDY) program ( earlier post ) was unveiled earlier this year for universities and private companies focused on significantly reducing US methane emissions. Natural Gas Engines. Selection amount: $3,257,089).

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

So while researchers and companies large and small invest in the zero-carbon future of the field, others are beginning to study what supplies and infrastructure on the ground would also be needed to make hydrogen aviation a reality. The pipeline-and-hydrant option is the best option from an engineering perspective.

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APRIL 26, 2021

Led by the University of Vaasa, the Clean Propulsion Technologies project addresses tightening emissions legislation and ways by which new technologies can be employed to create sustainable propulsion solutions. The development of machine learning control technology for greater accuracy in engine automation and control.

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JANUARY 31, 2023

Besides hydrogen-air heating, oxygen-enriched combustion and hydrogen-oxyfuel heating is being implemented to boost energy efficiency and to decrease the future hydrogen fuel demand of the processes. The University's Institute of Mineral Engineering (GHI) and the Institute for Combustion Technology (ITV) are also involved.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

million over three years as part of an $80-million Co-Optima funding round ( earlier post ) to conduct research and development for an advanced mixed-mode gasoline (spark/compression ignition) engine to attain significant improvements in both fuel economy and CO 2 emissions. HATCI) was established in 1986 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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MARCH 25, 2023

The US Department of Energy (DOE) and Stellantis launched of the Battery Workforce Challenge , which includes a three-year collegiate engineering competition; vocational training; youth education in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM); and career and technical education.

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JULY 31, 2019

James Cook University (JCU) scientists in Australia are using 3D printing to create fuels for rockets, and using tailor-made rocket motors they’ve built to test the fuels. JCU lecturer in mechanical engineering Dr Elsa Antunes led the study, published in an open-access paper in the journal Aerospace. —Dr Antunes.

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JULY 4, 2019

Brunel University London is the first to begin researching future powertrain concepts using Camcon Automotive ’s new Single Cylinder Intelligent Valve Technology (SCI). Compatible with most single-cylinder combustion development engines, SCI is designed to plug-and-play straight out of the box.

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DECEMBER 28, 2022

An apples-to-apples comparison of hydrogen production carbon intensity would hold benefits for stakeholders throughout the value chain—producers, users, engineers, academia, market participants, investors and policymakers.

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APRIL 28, 2022

Purdue University and Duke Energy plan to explore the feasibility of using advanced nuclear energy to meet the campus community’s long-term energy needs. Kettelhut professor of Civil Engineering and director of the Bowen Laboratory of Large-Scale CE Research. Edwardson Dean of Purdue’s College of Engineering. —Amit Varma.

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AUGUST 25, 2020

Reaction Engines recently completed a joint Proof-of-Concept study with the UK’s Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) to determine whether the company’s innovative thermal management technology could be combined with STFC’s catalysts to create an aviation system based on ammonia fuel.

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AUGUST 22, 2023

Singh grew up on a farm in India, and is committed to bettering agriculture’s future. Singh, a power-electronics engineer, has been working to replace the internal combustion engines used in the company’s equipment with hybrid (diesel-electric) and all-electric versions. as a staff engineer.

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JANUARY 7, 2024

Although the market is growing, the number of engineers and technologists who understand the complicated systems is not. The IEEE Fellow is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Manitoba , Canada, and past vice president of IEEE Educational Activities. “The

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JANUARY 27, 2022

The MIT electrical engineering and computer science professor’s positive thinking has led to new ways to improve tried-and-true techniques in the field of information theory. The chip uses a new algorithm the team developed with Ken Duffy from Maynooth University : guessing random additive noise decoding (GRAND). It’s never boring.”

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MAY 23, 2014

General Motors and the University of Michigan will extend their collaborative automotive research efforts through 2017. Launched in 1998, Collaborative Research Laboratories (CRL) at the University of Michigan have led to significant commercial and academic success for students, the university and the automaker.

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AUGUST 24, 2021

Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE) and Molicel have agreed on a strategic collaboration to support the next generation of high performance, superior quality, lithium-ion power battery cells. The relationship will initially focus on collaboration to assess and develop technology to support demonstration activities.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2023

This sponsored article is brought to you by NYU Tandon School of Engineering. That is the task being taken up by Brandon Reagen , Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Two UK-based companies—Williams Advanced Engineering and Unipart Manufacturing Group—have formed a new joint venture—Hyperbat Limited—to produce batteries for future hybrid and electric vehicles. It was established to build a high-performance, low-volume, flexible battery capability in the UK.

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