Robotics
A team of mechanical engineers at Cornell University, working with a colleague from Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, has designed and built a tiny robot that is powered by a combustion engine. In their paper published ...
Energy & Green Tech
A lithium ceramic could act as a solid electrolyte in a more powerful and cost-efficient generation of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. The challenge is to find a production method that works without sintering at high ...
Oct 23, 2023
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Engineering
A breakthrough in electric vehicle battery design has enabled a 10-minute charge time for a typical EV battery. The record-breaking combination of a shorter charge time and more energy acquired for longer travel range was ...
Oct 12, 2022
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Engineering
As important as the internal combustion engine has been for societal progress, it is also a major contributor to pollution that damages human health and carbon emissions that help drive the climate crisis. Close to 30% of ...
Aug 16, 2022
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Hyundai has unveiled special noise cancellation technology addressing noise control.
Energy & Green Tech
Advancements in zero-emission fuel cells could make the technology cheap enough to replace traditional gasoline engines in vehicles, according to researchers at the University of Waterloo.
May 8, 2019
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Engineering
A plant: natural, grown, leafy. An internal combustion engine: artificial, machined, metallic.
Jul 26, 2018
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Hi Tech & Innovation
The first flying car? Yes, we agree. The kind of image we associate with an animated movie or new video game.
Energy & Green Tech
Car dealerships in Nordic countries actively discourage consumers from buying electric vehicles, researchers who conducted an undercover investigation said Monday.
May 21, 2018
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Engineering
Technology developed at the University of Waterloo reliably and affordably increases the efficiency of internal combustion engines by more than 10 per cent.
Mar 21, 2018
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