EVs Second to Natural Gas for Fiat Blog 5/25/2012 5 comments Almost every automaker has had to 'pick a side' when it comes to alternative fuel options and ways to divest from a reliance on gasoline. Fiat is looking to back compressed natural gas or liquid propane as an interim solution.
Engineering, Science & Math in a Water Bottle Mechatronics Zone 5/25/2012 8 comments Designing and filling a new type of water bottle might take less engineering work, but the description will help kids understand how science, math, and engineering influence their lives even through things that seem mundane.
Boeing's Engine Fan Upgrade Maximizes Efficiency News 5/23/2012 5 comments Boeing continues to tweak the design of its 737 Max to add fuel efficiency to the next-generation jetliner with a change in the size of fan on the plane’s CFM LEAP-1B engine.
Bone Repair Aided by Silk Scaffold Engineering Materials 5/22/2012 19 comments A tough, biodegradable bone scaffold material uses micron-sized silk fibers to reinforce a compact silk fiber composite matrix.
Laser-Welded Metal Foam Sandwich Lightweights Ships Engineering Materials 5/18/2012 17 comments A new process for laser-welding large-scale, steel-aluminum foam sandwich structures for lightweighting ships, which eliminates intermetallic phase, has been demonstrated.
Why Is EV Battery Development So Hard? Captain Hybrid 5/17/2012 35 comments Why aren't we getting better performance out of the current crop of EV batteries? The answer is simple. Battery development is hard, slow work.
Plastic Doesn't Pollute – People Do Blog 5/17/2012 18 comments Plastic may not be the most beloved of materials to the more environmentally minded, but Plasti 2012 aimed to mold a different opinion of the material in people's minds.
EV Race Car Uses Green Composites Under the Hood Engineering Materials 5/15/2012 38 comments The Lola-Drayson B12/69EV prototype race car, which will compete in the all-electric FIA Formula E World Championship Series, uses recycled and plant-based composites in underhood components.
Nylon 12 Replacements Include Bioplastics News 5/14/2012 13 comments The worldwide nylon 12 shortage is forcing automakers and suppliers to look at alternative materials with chemical, heat, and salt resistance for quick connectors, multi-layer flexible tubing, and assemblies. Many of the replacement candidates are bio-based polyamides.
Grid Storage a Key to Success of Renewables News 4/25/2012 24 comments The market demand for grid storage of electrical power will skyrocket over the next five years, spiking from about $2.8 billion in 2012 to $113.5 billion in 2017, according to a new study.
Slideshow: NPE Plastics Conference Showcases Sustainability Engineering Materials 4/24/2012 14 comments NPE2012 highlighted many sustainable plastics, some of which are recyclable at the end-product stage, some that are made of recycled materials, and some that are constructed of bio-materials.
Plexiglas Gets Performance 'Rnewal' Product News 4/19/2012 33 comments A crystal clear, transparent version of Plexiglas with superior strength has been formulated by combining Altuglas' polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) with NatureWorks' Ingeo biopolymer.
China Teams With Boeing to Increase Aircraft Production Engineering Materials 4/2/2012 26 comments China is becoming much more involved in the production of commercial aircraft, including new aluminum alloys for use in large planes, such as Boeing's 787 Dreamliner.
Tesla CTO Says EVs at Tipping Point News 3/30/2012 16 comments During his keynote address at DESIGN West this week, Tesla co-founder JB Straubel said EV batteries will continue to offer higher ranges, better performance, and lower costs.
Bioplastics Recycling Options Expand Engineering Materials 3/23/2012 17 comments Although bioplastics are still a small part of the plastic waste stream, some manufacturers are talking to recyclers to develop recycling processes for their products.
High Voltage Amps Up the Automobile Captain Hybrid 3/20/2012 14 comments Engineers need a new breed of wires, interconnects, and other electronic components to handle the bigger loads of electrified vehicles.
Iron Nanospheres Turn Plants Into Plastics News 3/20/2012 24 comments A new type of catalyst made of iron nanoparticles efficiently converts non-food plant waste into the building blocks of plastics, medicines, and paint.
DESIGN West Preview: Tesla CTO Keynoting on EV Innovation Captain Hybrid 3/16/2012 5 comments JB Straubel, chief technical officer and a founding team member of Tesla Motors, will deliver a keynote speech on creating electric cars at the Design West show and conference.
Composites Strengthen Wind Turbine Blades News 3/12/2012 27 comments Bayer MaterialScience introduced biobased polyurethane materials and a new process that may lead to stronger blades and lighter root rings in wind turbines.
Slideshow: Green Materials Expand Design Reach Engineering Materials 2/24/2012 23 comments There are more green, sustainable materials in use now than ever before, and if some manufacturers have their way, there will be even more of them in the future.
Bioplastics Powered by Plants & Metals Engineering Materials 2/22/2012 20 comments Two advances in bioplastics include a new additive to create polyamide precursors and improvements in commercialized bio-polypropylene resins.
Packaging Replaces Plastic With Pulp Engineering Materials 2/21/2012 31 comments Procter & Gamble has replaced 57 percent of the plastic in its Gillette Fusion clamshell/tray package with moldable wood pulp, also dropping 20 percent of package weight.
Slideshow: 'Start-Stop' Hybrids Hit the Road News 2/3/2012 38 comments Starter motors with automatic starting capabilities will hit the auto market in a big way in 2012. Within 15 years, every new vehicle could offer "start-stop."
Composites Reinforced With 3D Architectures News 2/2/2012 6 comments ETH-Zurich research team discovers how to build composite structures that use reinforcing elements within 3D architectures, as abalone shells do.
'Performance' Car Seat Eliminates Steel News 1/30/2012 13 comments A car seat backrest that integrates the seat frame and back panel into a single structure eliminates steel to save weight and reduce space.
Ford Recycles CES Plastic for Car Seats Engineering Materials 1/27/2012 22 comments Ford and Unifi, maker of Repreve, will gather and recycle 2 million plastic bottles at CES and other shows for conversion into the Repreve seat fabric used in the 2012 Focus EV.
Recycled Carbon Fibers Save Money News 1/18/2012 25 comments A new family of yarns and fabrics made from recycled carbon fibers have properties that rival those of virgin carbon fibers but cost less.
Bridge Made From Recycled Plastic Bottles Engineering Materials 1/9/2012 30 comments Recycled plastic bottles and other waste plastic are being turned into structural, weight-bearing elements of a 90-foot bridge in Scotland.
Almost every automaker has had to 'pick a side' when it comes to alternative fuel options and ways to divest from a reliance on gasoline. Fiat is looking to back compressed natural gas or liquid propane as an interim solution.
Designing and filling a new type of water bottle might take less engineering work, but the description will help kids understand how science, math, and engineering influence their lives even through things that seem mundane.
Against a backdrop of mounting product complexity and a need to keep a lid on development costs, companies are recognizing a need to make simulation a more integral part of the design process. In response, vendors in the CAD world are building out CAE functionality as part of their CAD suites while simulation vendors are building tighter integrations to leading CAD tools. Keith Meintjes, Ph.D., Practice Manager, Simulation and Analysis at CIMdata, Inc., joins Design News CAD Editor Beth Stackpole in this radio program to explore the new face of integrated CAD and CAE, how companies are benefitting from this tighter partnership between platforms, and how integrating CAE earlier in the development cycle pays off in optimized product designs.
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