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New concept for materials and production drastically reduces manufacturing time for aircraft doors
Passenger aircraft doors are still primarily manufactured by hand. A particularly time-consuming aspect is assembling the door structures using screws and rivets. Numerous intermediate steps are required to prevent direct ...
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Consumer & Gadgets
Transforming aircraft maintenance with augmented reality
In the dynamic world of aviation maintenance, precision, quickness, and meticulous documentation are essential. Maribeth Gandy Coleman, director of research and a Regents' Researcher in Georgia Tech's Institute for People ...
Apr 28, 2025
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Smart driving new front in China car wars despite fatal crash
Intelligent driving features are the new battleground in China's merciless car market, with competition spurring brands to world-leading advances—but a recent fatal crash has seen the government intervene to put the brakes ...
Apr 28, 2025
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Screens, drones, massages: Shanghai flaunts the future of cars
At the huge Auto Shanghai industry show this week, the chatter was less about powerful engines and more about cutting-edge technology and passenger comfort.
Apr 27, 2025
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Foreign carmakers strive for 'China Speed' to stay in race
In fluid synchronization, dozens of robotic arms picked up metal parts and welded them onto vehicle beds, as car skeletons gradually took shape and progressed along an automated factory floor near the eastern Chinese city ...
Apr 26, 2025
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Automotive
Tesla could benefit the most from new rules on reporting of self-driving car crashes
Rule changes announced by the Trump administration this week could allow automakers to report fewer crashes involving self-driving cars, with Tesla potentially emerging as the main beneficiary.
Apr 26, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Self-driving vehicles: The road to cheaper, sustainable urban transport in Europe
The future of urban mobility is near. EU-backed trials of driverless cars in public transport could make Europe's city centers affordable, cleaner, safer, more efficient, inclusive and fair.
Apr 24, 2025
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Engineering
Simulations and diagnostics shed light on complex physics of hypersonic flight
Aerospace engineering has always had a preoccupation with speed. Now researchers at the University of Cincinnati are pushing the boundaries of what is possible, practical, reliable and safe at five times the speed of sound, ...
Apr 24, 2025
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Automotive
Warning lights flash at Nissan after monster profit warning
The road ahead looks treacherous for Nissan after the Japanese auto giant predicted an enormous loss just as US President Donald Trump's tariffs on car imports hit the industry.
Apr 24, 2025
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Automotive
European carmakers on China charm offensive as sales droop
Once blithely dominant in China, European automakers are now launching full-fledged charm offensives at consumers in the world's largest car market, seeking to claw back sales lost to domestic rivals.
Apr 24, 2025
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Automotive
EVs, tariffs in the spotlight as Chinese automakers take leading role at Shanghai auto show
Leading automakers are showcasing their latest designed-for-China and the world models at the Shanghai auto show this week, fighting not to be edged aside in the world's largest car market while watching for U.S. President ...
Apr 23, 2025
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Automotive
Auto Shanghai showcases new EV era despite tariff speedbumps
The world's largest auto expo opened its doors Wednesday in Shanghai, showcasing the new electric world order even as mounting trade barriers risk dampening China's global ambitions.
Apr 23, 2025
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Automotive
Nissan announces accelerated China push
Japanese auto giant Nissan on Wednesday announced the launch of two models aimed at picking up speed in its key market of China, where it has been outpaced by local rivals.
Apr 23, 2025
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Automotive
Porsche aims to drive flagging China sales with luxury
Struggling with sagging sales in China, Porsche is aiming to bounce back by targeting wealthy customers with luxury features, its team said at the Auto Shanghai industry show.
Apr 23, 2025
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Automotive
Volkswagen unveils its electric counter-offensive in China
The Volkswagen group on Tuesday unveiled a series of new vehicles and a driver assistance system built "in China for China," which it hopes will help reverse its declining fortunes in the world's largest car market.
Apr 22, 2025
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Automotive
Experiences in urban environments: Study is first to use VR to understand pedestrian stress
A large-scale study led by Bilal Farooq, civil engineering professor at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU), is the first of its kind to use virtual reality (VR) to study pedestrian interactions and street crossing behaviors. ...
Apr 22, 2025
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Automotive
Auto Shanghai to showcase electric competition at sector's new frontier
The world's biggest auto show opens Wednesday in Shanghai, with foreign carmakers raring to show they can compete against the ultra-competitive Chinese firms that dominate the sector's new electric frontier.
Apr 22, 2025
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Telecom
Smart skies: New methods for UAVs to navigate where GPS fails
Navigating drones in environments without reliable Global Positioning System (GPS) signals remains a significant challenge for modern aerospace technology. A new study addresses methods for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) localization ...
Apr 22, 2025
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Automotive
Tesla Q1 profit falls sharply as it fights backlash tied to Musk's role in Trump administration
Tesla's first-quarter profits plunged by more than two-thirds amid backlash against Elon Musk's electric car company that has hurt sales and sent its stock plunging.
Apr 22, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Scientists develop pneumatic propellers that could replace diesel engines in ferry boats
Scientists say they have created a methodology that could replace two diesel engines powering a ferry boat with pneumatic propellers.
Apr 21, 2025
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Automotive
Ford 'adjusts' some exports to China due to tariffs
Citing the US-China trade conflict, Ford said Friday it has "adjusted" its exports to the country, where the US auto giant operates manufacturing jointly with local partners.
Apr 19, 2025
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Engineering
NASA calibrates second shock-sensing probe for X-59 testing
When you're testing a cutting-edge NASA aircraft, you need specialized tools to conduct tests and capture data—but if those tools need maintenance, you need to wait until they're fixed. Unless you have a backup. That's ...
Apr 18, 2025
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Automotive
NASA studies wind effects and aircraft tracking with Joby aircraft
NASA engineers began using a network of ground sensors in March to collect data from an experimental air taxi to evaluate how to safely integrate such vehicles into airspace above cities—in all kinds of weather.
Apr 18, 2025
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Automotive
A fond farewell: NASA's C-130 begins new mission in California
NASA's C-130 Hercules, fondly known as the Herc, went wheels up at 9:45 a.m., Friday, April 18, as it departed from its decade-long home at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, for the final time. The aircraft is embarking ...
Apr 18, 2025
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