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May 23 | News
Gasoline prices this summer could stay relatively steady provided that
an
already-tense Middle East doesn't flare up and nothing else happens to
disrupt
supplies, a Purdue
University economist
says.
May 23 | News
A new study by civil engineers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology shows that using stiffer pavements on the nation's roads could reduce vehicle fuel consumption by as much as 3%—a savings that could add up to 273 million barrels of crude oil per year, or $15.6 billion at today's oil prices. This would result in an accompanying annual decrease in carbon dioxide emissions of 46.5 million metric tons.
May 16 | News
The world's rubber supplies are in peril, and automobile tire producers are scrambling to seek alternative solutions. Tom Sharkey, chairperson of the Michigan State University Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, believes isoprene could be a viable option.
May 15 | News
Camera
maker Canon Inc. is moving toward fully automating digital camera
production in an effort to cut costs—a key change being played out
across Japan, a world leader in robotics. According to the company
spokesman, counting on machines can help preserve the country's
technological power.
May 14 | News
Two
recent studies that tested two ways to protect autoworkers from injury
found letting autoworkers sit while they reach into a car's interior to
perform assembly could help prevent shoulder and back strain. But a
possibly better overall solution the researchers suggested might be to
tilt the entire car so that workers can stand up.
May 14 | News
Letting autoworkers sit while they reach into a car's interior could
help
prevent shoulder and back strain—but another solution might be to tilt
the
entire car so that workers can stand up. That's the finding of two recent studies, which tested two ways to
protect
autoworkers from injury.
May 3 | News
Electric
vehicles have slowly been catching on in urban environments, but their
popularity has been hampered by available manufacturing technology.
Either the vehicles are too heavy and too expensive, or they do not meet
mass-market safety requirements. Researchers in Germany, funded by
major automotive corporations, are testing a new mobility concept they
hope will hit the sweet spot.
Apr 30 | News
If
errors creep in during the assembly of components for automobiles,
costly post-processing is often the consequence. Automatic testing is
difficult, especially where individual products are concerned. Now,
researchers in Germany are new testing system that is flexible and
economical, even for smaller production runs.
Apr 30 | Tools And Technology
InterTech
Development Company has designed an in-line solution around the
versatility of their M1075 leak tester. The new system shortens test
cycle time and saves costs for diesel engine production lines by finding
leaks faster.
Apr 20 | News
New research from North Carolina State University shows that federal
requirements governing diesel engines of new tractor trailer trucks have
resulted in major cuts in emissions of particulate matter (PM) and
nitrogen
oxides (NOx)—pollutants that have significant human health and
environmental
impacts.
