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Heat engine cell with no moving parts is as efficient as a steam turbine Diamond mirror withstands 10-kW Navy laser shots strong enough to burn through steel Yamaha testing power steering for motorcycles IDTechEx: Electric vehicle fires now less common but more problematic |
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| U.S. Air Force live tests Palletized Weapon System -- cruise missile fired from airborne parachuting platform | |
 The U.S. Air Force has released details about its Rapid Dragon Program live-fire test, where a cruise missile armed with a live warhead was dropped from a cargo aircraft over the Gulf of Mexico and fired midair from a parachuting platform using a palletized weapon system.
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Porsche 911 Sport Classic 2023: The ducktail is back Fans of iconic Porsche design have something new to celebrate: The 911 ducktail is back. This time around it takes the form of the limited-edition 911 Sport Classic, which pays tribute to the 911 Carrera RS 2.7 of the early 1970s. Production of this 543-hp collector's car is limited to 1,250 units.
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55 Years Ago: Tragedy on the Apollo 1 launch pad On Jan. 27, 1967, with the planned launch of the first Apollo mission to carry a crew just 25 days away, Apollo 1 astronauts Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, Edward H. White, and Roger B. Chaffee were conducting a key test with their spacecraft on the launch pad. The test involved a mock countdown with the astronauts wearing spacesuits inside their capsule, sealed and pressurized with oxygen.
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Lithium-sulfur battery could quintuple electric vehicle ranges A new biologically inspired battery membrane has enabled a battery with five times the capacity of the industry-standard lithium-ion design to run for the thousand-plus cycles needed to power an electric car. Lithium-sulfur batteries also have sustainability advantages.
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Corvette 70th Anniversary Edition Chevrolet is celebrating the 70th anniversary of its iconic Corvette with special edition cars. Corvette is the longest running nameplate of any car on the road today. Its 70th Anniversary Edition package includes special badging and features for 2023 Corvette Stingray 3LT and Z06 3LZ coupe and convertible models.
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New NASA alloy built to handle extremes NASA innovators have developed a new metal alloy that can endure temperatures over 2,000 F, is more malleable, and can survive more than 1,000 times longer than existing state-of-the-art alloys. It affords engine part designers new flexibilities like lighter materials paired with vast performance improvements.
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Xerox aluminum wire 3D printer installed at Oak Ridge National Lab A Xerox ElemX 3D metal printer has been installed at Oak Ridge National Lab to advance metal additive manufacturing (AM) technologies. ElemX leverages Liquid Metal AM that uses cost-effective aluminum wire and is easily deployed. Unlike many metal 3D-printing technologies, it requires minimal post-processing, which means shorter overall cycle times.
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Retaining rings and wave springs solutions Finding the best possible solution for your design challenge is no easy task. That's why Smalley is here to help you find the right wave spring, retaining ring, or constant section ring for all of your applications. Choose from one of our 12 product types, 400 sizes, and 10,000+ standard parts in carbon and stainless steel, or challenge our team of engineers to tailor a custom part fit to your exact application requirements.
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maxon launches light and invisible e-bike drive system First, maxon's drives flew on Mars in the NASA helicopter; now they're letting bike riders lift off. After several years of development, the company has unveiled the BIKEDRIVE Air -- a total e-bike drive system that fits inside the frame. It can be used to build extremely lightweight racing, urban, and mountain bikes.
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The metal injection molding advantage: Don't waste 50% or more of your titanium or Inconel Smith Metal Products has outlined the cost advantage of using its metal injection molding (MIM) process over costly, high-performance metals requiring significant machining to achieve the final part geometry. Learn all about the MIM process, along with applications and material availability.
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NSK develops world's fastest ball bearing for EV motors Bearing manufacturer NSK claims it has created the world's fastest grease-lubricated deep-groove ball bearing for electric vehicle (EV) motors. It includes special cage and materials design, along with a special grease.
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Airbus RACER copter-plane prototype aims for end-of-year first flight Airbus is making progress on final assembly of the high-speed RACER prototype rotorcraft, which features an innovative box-wing design, a combination of a traditional main rotor and lateral rotors, hybrid metallic-composite airframe, and an air speed of almost 250 mph.
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New Standard Parts Handbook from JW Winco JW Winco's printed Standard Parts Handbook is a comprehensive 2,184-page reference that supports designers and engineers with the largest selection of standard parts categorized into three main groups: operating, clamping, and machine parts. More than 75,000 standard parts can be found in this valuable resource, including toggle clamps, shaft collars, concealed multiple-joint hinges, and hygienically designed components. Get your Standard Parts Handbook today.
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Copper foam -- so many advantages Copper foam from Goodfellow combines the outstanding thermal conductivity of copper with the structural benefits of a metal foam. These features are of particular interest to design engineers working in the fields of medical products and devices, defense systems and manned flight, power generation, and the manufacture of semiconductor devices. This product has a true skeletal structure with no voids, inclusions, or entrapments. A perennial favorite of Designfax readers.
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| Behind the scenes of 'Top Gun: Maverick' -- Darkstar aircraft | |
| Get some quick, behind-the-scenes insights into the development of the hypersonic Darkstar aircraft that plays its own supporting role in "Top Gun: Maverick." The film's crew worked in secret with engineers at Lockheed's fabled Skunk Works to develop the hyper-cool concept that can outrun missiles but gets harder to handle the faster it goes.
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