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Japan's 'flying car' gets off ground, with a person aboard (Video)

The decades-old dream of zipping around in the sky as simply as driving on highways may be becoming less illusory.

Aug 28, 2020

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New system retrofits diesel engines to run on 90% hydrogen

Engineers from UNSW Sydney have successfully converted a diesel engine to run as a hydrogen-diesel hybrid engine—reducing CO2 emissions by more than 85% in the process.

Oct 7, 2022

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Japan's Nissan plans 'game changing' electric car batteries

Nissan is working with NASA on a new type of battery for electric vehicles that promises to charge quicker and be lighter yet safe, the Japanese automaker said Friday.

Apr 8, 2022

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Cheaper electric vehicles coming despite high battery costs

Even though battery costs are rising, auto companies are rolling out more affordable electric vehicles that should widen their appeal to a larger group of buyers.

Sep 8, 2022

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Laser attack blinds autonomous vehicles, deleting pedestrians and confusing cars

Self-driving cars, like the human drivers that preceded them, need to see what's around them to avoid obstacles and drive safely.

Oct 31, 2022

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AI traffic light system could make traffic jams a distant memory

Long queues at traffic lights could be a thing of the past, thanks to a new artificial intelligence system developed by Aston University researchers.

May 11, 2022

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Mahle developing magnet-free electric motor that does not require rare earth elements

German car parts company Mahle has announced that it is in the process of developing a magnet-free electric motor that does not require rare earth elements. Company reps report that the new motor is efficient and extremely ...

May 18, 2021 report

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Million-mile battery unveiled by ground-breaking research

Elon Musk promised—and Jeff Dahn delivered. With the publishing of a ground-breaking paper in the Journal of The Electrochemical Society (JES), Dahn announced to the world that Tesla may soon have a battery that makes their ...

Sep 27, 2019

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Self-driving race cars zip into history at CES

A racecar with nobody at the wheel snaked around another to snatch the lead on an oval track at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas Friday in an unprecedented high-speed match between self-driving vehicles.

Jan 8, 2022

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Breakthrough in faster-than-sound jet engines

Almost 75 years ago, U.S. Air Force pilot Chuck Yeager became the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound. Engineers have been pushing the boundaries of ultrafast flight ever since, attaining speeds most of us ...