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Solid-state electrolyte could lead to the "perfect" battery
If you pry open one of today’s ubiquitous high-tech devices - whether a cellphone, a laptop, or an electric car - you’ll find that batteries take up most of the space inside. Indeed, the recent evolution of batteries has made it possible to pack ample power in small places.But people still always want their devices to last even longer, or go further on a charge, so researchers work night and day to boost the power a given size battery...
Flexible bag effectively bomb-proofs planes
A four-layer bag has been successfully tested as an innovative means of thwarting terrorist attacks on commercial flights. Named FlyBag, the device can be used as a blast-, vibration- and heat-resistant container for hold luggage, offering a balance of strength and flexibility to protect the plane and its occupants from the explosive force of a bomb.
Winning at Titanium Machining
Machine builder Fives Cincinnati finds Kennametal’s KM4X spindle connection key to achieving new levels of metal removal on industry-leading “super-profilers”
Kennametal joins AMRC
Kennametal Inc announced that it entered into a partnership with the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) with Boeing.
Motor's improved power-to-weight ratio suits atmospheric satellites
Newcastle University has been chosen by Boeing to develop an ultra-lightweightelectric motorfor an upper atmosphere electric aircraft. These spidery fixed-wing aircraft can have the wingspan of a jumbo jet but the weight of a small car. Such 'atmospheric satellites' are being designed to take 10,000lb payloads into atmospheric orbit at 65,000 ft.
Are we ready for a cableless future?
Did you know that until the 1960s, Boeing aircraft manufacturers used ferrets to carry cables to inaccessible areas? The animals were eventually retired because of a tendency to give up their task... or fall asleep. Here Darren Halford, Group Sales Manager, European Automation, discusses the role of the humble cable in today's industrial applications.
Global circumnavigation to use nothing but solar
From the Wright Brothers' first powered flight in 1903, through the first solo global circumnavigation in 1933, to the proliferation of commercial aviation in the latter half of the 20th century, humanity has always held a special place in its heart for flight. On 9thMarch 2015, Solar Impulse 2 departed on the first leg of a groundbreaking mission: to fly around the world using only the power of the Sun.
Operating environment updates add multi-core silicon & partitioning capabilities
Wind River has updated its VxWorks653 operating environment to include support formulti-core silicon and robust partitioning forapplications that enable multilevel RTCA DO-178C certification. Additionally, Wind River has announced support forthe Safety Base Profile of Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE) 2.1 Technical Standard.
M&E design contract for aerospace facility awarded
NG Bailey has been awarded a £4.3m contract to bring to life what is poised to become the world’s most advanced factory for aerospace research. The UK’s leading engineering, IT and facilities services specialists has been tasked with delivering all M&E (Mechanical and Electrical) design and installation work for the University of Sheffield’s £43m Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) Factory 2050.
Tool suite & RTOS now support the ARM Cortex-M7 processor
A tool suite and RTOS developed by Green Hills Software now support the ARM Cortex-M7 processor. The Green Hills Probe and SuperTrace Probe, the MULTI IDE, the μ-velOSity RTOS and the ARM C/C++ compilers deliver both the fastest and smallest code in the industry, according to the company.