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Scientists discover surprising new way to control light MIT researchers build world's largest collection of Olympiad-level math problems -- open to everyone Army successfully tests new drone-delivered bunker-busting warhead |
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Kenworth SuperTruck 2: The big rig's future Kenworth's new SuperTruck 2 demonstrator vehicle, which was developed over a six-year period as part of a DOE collaboration, has attained a 136% freight efficiency improvement using a diesel engine as the main power source. The ultra-modern truck has a bullet-train look featuring a center-driver layout and a whole lot more.
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Ferrari 12Cilindri: V12 power with ultimate style Inspired by the Gran Turismo cars of the 1950s and 1960s, the new Ferrari 12Cilindri two-seat berlinetta is an 830-hp, race-bred stunner with a 6.5L V12 that combines driving thrills with versatility. It's a refreshing example of old-school ICE raw potential.
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New sniper weapon sight sees flying bullets, engages targets 1.3 miles away Teledyne FLIR Defense recently unveiled its new long-range, cryo-cooled thermal sniper sight, the ThermoSight HISS-HD. The high-performance unit allows precision shooters to engage targets more than 2,200 m away -- and it sees bullets in the air too.
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Largest airplane in history will be 356 ft long and carry wind turbine blades A Colorado startup aims to build the biggest plane in history -- longer than a football field with a payload volume 12x a Boeing 747-400F -- to fly large turbine blades and other components directly to wind farm sites.
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All-new Ford Mustang GTD gets Carbon Series, Performance pack The Mustang GTD is a street-legal racing supercar meant to thrill with an 800-hp supercharged 5.2-liter V8 and a price tag as high as its incredible wing -- and there is a new upgrade option to consider, even before the car has hit dealerships.
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3D-printed titanium structure has supernatural strength A 3D-printed "metamaterial" boasting levels of strength for weight not normally seen in nature or manufacturing could change how we make everything from medical implants to aircraft or rocket parts.
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New air-cooled Wankel rotary engine fits in your hand UK-based Advanced Innovative Engineering has launched an air-cooled Wankel rotary engine called the 40ACS that is small enough to fit in the palm of your hand yet powerful enough to crank out over 5 hp. It has been designed for UAV (drone) propulsion systems, robotics, and more.
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Top Blog: How a BattleBot was built using Onshape Learn how RoboGym Robotics, a veteran BattleBots team, said goodbye to Solidworks and took their design game to the next level using Onshape, the cloud-native, all-in-one CAD and PDM solution. Read this informative Onshape blog.
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Top Product: Raspberry Pi Pico 2: Microcontroller board with 2x flash memory Raspberry Pi's Pico low-cost, high-performance microcontroller board with flexible digital interfaces is now being offered as a full second-generation product, complete with twice the on-board flash memory, higher performance, lower power consumption, and greater security.
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Top Product: 3D printing -- New Stratasys machine provides injection-molding quality for short production runs The new Origin Two DLP printer from Stratasys addresses the growing demand among manufacturers for injection-molding quality for short production runs, delivering a level of accuracy, repeatability, and surface finish previously unattainable with additive manufacturing. It supports a broad range of high-performance materials for parts for aerospace, automotive, and more.
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Top Product: Electrostatic motors come of age Can static cling power the industrial processes of the future? A new startup called C-Motive Technologies says it has cracked the code. Ben Franklin made an electrostatic motor all the way back in the mid 1700s, but the technology has had limited application since.
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99 tons and 39 ft tall: Largest fiber placement robot gets ready to build big rockets Rocket Lab USA has begun installation of the largest automated fiber placement machine of its kind into the company's Neutron rocket production line. The AFP machine will automate production of the largest carbon composite rocket structures ever created.
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Top Toolbox: Stepper vs. servo -- the big debate In the world of precision motion control, many machine designers face a choice between step motor or servo motor technologies to solve their performance requirements. When to use which type has created a big debate. Learn from Kollmorgen about two common scenarios and the good and bad experiences that resulted.
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Top Product: What is the C-Flex Pivot Bearing? It's a flexure-based bearing utilizing internal flat crossed springs, capsuled in a cylindrical housing, to provide precise rotation with low hysteresis and no frictional losses. The C-Flex bearing will offer infinite life when used within its rated load and rotation values. Applications include Medical, Industrial, Aerospace, Semiconductor, and Optical.
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| Buzz along with father/son team Mike and Luke Bell in South Africa as they chronicle the design and making of Peregrine 2 -- the fastest little RC quadcopter drone in the world at 298.4 mph. It took nine months of hard trial and error with lots of fiery bumps along the way. Powered by two batteries, the bullet-like craft sports 7-in. carbon rotors and four TMOTOR 1500-kV brushless motors. Many of the parts were 3D printed or CNC machined. Motor control was paramount to achieve stability and speed while avoiding overheating. A thorough and entertaining presentation. Watch the companion video of how it was built.
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