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MAY 4, 2020

A team from the University of Central Florida (UCF) and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has demonstrated continuous detonation in a rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE) ( earlier post ) powered by H 2 /O 2 propellants. A paper on the work is published in the journal Combustion and Flame. —Sosa et al.

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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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SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

At the 21 st Supercharging Conference in Dresden next week, Torotrak Group will present results from engine testing that verify previous claims for V-Charge, a variable drive mechanical supercharger. V-Charge system with mechanical variable drive outperforms conventional boosting methods on downsized gasoline engine.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Engineering are seeking to improve the efficiency of jet engines by identifying and developing thermoelectric materials that can harness excess energy. studies in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at UVA, is leading the work.

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MARCH 3, 2024

He recently left Samsung to continue his work in the field at Korea University , in Seoul, leading the school’s speech and language processing laboratory. encouraged him to apply for a software engineering job there. A professor of artificial intelligence, he says he is passionate about teaching the next generation of tech leaders.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2022

A team of scientists from LanzaTech, Northwestern University and the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have engineered a microbe to convert molecules of industrial waste gases, such as carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide, into acetone and isopropanol (IPA). auto cell. —Tim Tschaplinski.

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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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SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

At the IAA 2018, MAN Truck & Bus is presenting the MAN CitE 15-tonne electric truck concept, designed specifically for city cargo traffic. MAN engineers developed the concept in 18 months, leveraging the concepts of the short product development cycles of the software industry.

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JUNE 14, 2022

DARPA has selected multiple teams of university researchers for the Recycling at the Point of Disposal ( RPOD ) program. RPOD will evaluate the technical feasibility of recovering multiple low-volume fraction critical elements present in end-of-life electronics hardware (e-waste).

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JANUARY 31, 2023

While some of the equipment is already presented as hydrogen-ready, the integration of hydrogen combustion in heating processes still needs adoption and redesign of infrastructure, equipment and the process itself. The University's Institute of Mineral Engineering (GHI) and the Institute for Combustion Technology (ITV) are also involved.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Now Madni—a professor of astronautics, aerospace, and mechanical engineering at the University of Southern California —is working to transform engineering education. Ramo served as a presidential chair and professor of electrical engineering at USC’s Viterbi School of Engineering from 2008 until he died in 2016.

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AUGUST 19, 2022

Now, a team from the University at Buffalo, Southern Illinois University, University of South Carolina and Brookhaven National Laboratory reports a highly active and stable Ru-free catalyst from earth-abundant elements for efficient carbon-free hydrogen generation via ammonia decomposition. The catalyst presents 97.7%

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AUGUST 16, 2019

University of Kentucky Chemistry Professor Marcelo Guzman has received a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for research, education and outreach efforts in the field of environmental and atmospheric chemistry. Both types of emissions cause tiny particles to be suspended in air.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Sharma, a semiconductor engineer, was instrumental in organizing the meeting for the Tokyo-based company. Building a thriving semiconductor industry At the meeting with Modi, Sharma presented the prime minister with a cutting-edge 5G millimeter-wave and sub-6-gigahertz chipset designed by Renesas’s R&D teams in Bengaluru and San Diego.

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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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AUGUST 25, 2014

KRET, part of Rostec, has developed the FORA universal charging stations for the rapid charging of electric vehicles in Russia and abroad. Prototypes will be presented at the KRET pavilion during the 3 rd international forum Engineering Technologies-2014.

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AUGUST 16, 2023

Dr. Bai received his BS in Materials Chemistry from the University of Science and Technology of China in 2010 and MS in Materials Science in 2012 from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. Yadong Yin at the University of California, Riverside, in 2017. Yuzhang Li, University of California, Los Angeles.

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APRIL 9, 2019

In a paper being presented at WCX SAE World Congress Experience in Detroit this week, a team from MIT is proposing the use of a flex-fuel gasoline-alcohol engine approach for a series-hybrid powertrain for long-haul Class 8 trucks. Ethanol or methanol would be employed to increase knock resistance. —Daniel Cohn.

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DECEMBER 28, 2021

The awards are presented on behalf of the IEEE Board of Directors. MADNI University of California, Los Angeles “For pioneering contributions to the development and commercialization of innovative sensing and systems technologies, and for distinguished research leadership.” IEEE MEDAL OF HONOR Sponsor: IEEE Foundation ASAD M.

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OCTOBER 17, 2023

As a member of the Kappa Sigma chapter at Boston University , he learned leadership and communications skills while accepting different roles. An active and involved volunteer Greene’s parents are not engineers. It was there that I got to explore and engage with a diversity of different engineers,” Greene says. “It Now a Ph.D.

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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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SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

UK-based automotive engineering specialist Drive System Design (DSD) will present a system-level approach for EV powertrain design in a paper at the 17 th CTI China Symposium in Shanghai from 23-25 September.

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MAY 24, 2022

The Ohio State University finished in second place and University of Alabama came in third. More than 27,000 students from 93 unique educational institutions have participated to date, seeding the industry with engineers who have helped redefine the automobile for more than three decades.

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JULY 14, 2022

Using brines already produced by geothermal energy presents a solution because it is an environmentally friendly process that yields lithium. The finalists are: George Washington University – Team Ellexco: “Chemical-Free Extraction of Lithium from Brines”. Rice University – Team LiSED: “Lithium Selective ElectroDialysis”.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Engineering education has evolved during the past year. The COVID-19 pandemic forced colleges and universities to close classrooms and shift to remote learning, prompting instructors to adapt their curricula and teaching style. interactive four-part virtual-event series to equip engineering educators with best practices.

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MAY 28, 2019

However, at present, no existing technology provides such storage and retrieval at a low financial and environmental cost. —Buz Barstow, senior author and assistant professor of biological and environmental engineering. At the same time, having many options also creates too many engineering choices.

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APRIL 15, 2022

“When I was learning data structures, I began to see things from a different viewpoint—how to make things efficient,” says Lu, a professor of electrical and computer engineering and a university faculty scholar at Purdue University’s Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering , in West Lafayette, Ind.

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MAY 24, 2017

Based on a three-year study of toxic and environmentally relevant pollutants from gasoline direct injection (GDI) engines, Swiss researchers have concluded that some GDI engines emit just as many soot particles as unfiltered diesel cars did in the past. Further, the GDI particles carry numerous carcinogenic substances.

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MAY 26, 2012

EcoCAR 2: Plugging In to the Future named Mississippi State University, with its series-parallel plug-in hybrid electric vehicle design, the Year One winner at the EcoCAR 2012 Competition in Los Angeles. The 15 universities competing in EcoCAR 2 gathered for six days of judged competition for $100,000 in prize money. A123 Systems, Inc.;

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JULY 2, 2020

The free and open software stack has been launched expressly to foster engineering collaboration. Project ASLAN is a new international not-for-profit collaboration between commercial enterprise, leading technology universities, transport authorities and self-driving hardware and software engineers.

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JULY 18, 2014

By gaining a better understanding of how these parameter uncertainties affect outcomes, the VERIFI researchers, along with colleagues at the University of Connecticut, are seeking to create cleaner and more efficient engines. —Pei et al. There are lots of unknowns that are involved.

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MAY 16, 2017

Honda Research Institute (HRI), a Honda R&D subsidiary, and Boston University have agreed to begin joint research in the area of data security and privacy for artificial intelligence (AI) research. To accelerate its research in the area of information security, Honda has chosen the Rafik B. 2005.03.020 (Open access).

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MAY 12, 2014

The University of Bath’s (UK) Powertrain and Vehicle Research Centre (PVRC) will receive £1.2 million) to fund its automotive research as part of the ACTIVE - Advanced Combustion Turbocharged Inline Variable valvetrain Engine project partly funded by the UK’s Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC). liter EcoBoost engine.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

GM has launched the GM Innovation Challenge at four major universities, recruiting student teams to develop new uses for additive manufacturing (3D printing) and augmented reality (e.g., —Kurt Wiese, vice president of Global Manufacturing Engineering. devices similar to Google Glass) in manufacturing.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2018

OPEN solicitations are an open call to scientists and engineers for transformational technologies across the entire scope of ARPA-E’s energy mission. Pinnacle Engines will electrify its four-stroke, spark-ignited, opposed-piston engine to improve fuel efficiency and reduce its cost.

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MAY 3, 2022

IEEE Women in Engineering , formed 25 years ago, now has more than 35,000 members and 1,000 affinity groups worldwide. It also works to inspire girls to pursue a career in engineering. It also has established an award to honor men who actively advocate for diversity and inclusion in science, technology, engineering, and math fields.

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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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