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2017 Cadillac XT5 First Drive

SlashGear Mar 09 08:18 am 

Regime change doesn39t have to be bloody. Sometimes the weight of new ideas alone is sufficient to push out the lingering elements of old-school thinking creating a void where innovation floods in to fill the vacuum with a renewed sense of purpose. The 2017 Cadillac XT5 crossover represents the latest and perhaps capstone chapter in the automaker39s near-total makeover from a Continue reading

NIST Invents Non-Contact Test For Nanomanufacturing QC.

ThomasNet Mar 09 08:38 am 

Advance made by researchers at NIST in roll-to-roll measurements may lead to manufacturers having accelerated and nondestructive way to test array of materials under real-world conditions. NIST physicists Nathan Orloff Christian Long and Jan Obrzut adding to existing testing non-contact methodsA measured properties of films by passing them throughAmicrowave cavity. Researchers also built ...

Clean Sky: MTU And Partners Develop New Propulsion Technologies

Aircraft Maintenance Technology Mar 09 04:56 am 

Munich March 8 2016 a Clean Sky is the largest aviation technology research initiative ever launched by the European Commission. Under the effort over 600 partners have joined forces to develop new technologies to further improve the environmental compatibility of aviation in the future.

New High-pressure RTM Process For Carbon Fiber Composites Promises Economies Of Scale

PlasticsToday.com Mar 08 09:43 pm 

March 08 2016 Stephen Moore Automotive and Mobility Combining a high-pressure resin transfer molding HP-RTM process with carbon fiber pre-processed to incorporate a binder resin has reportedly realized an an integrated production system for carbon fiber-reinforced plastic CFRP that enables manufactured composite parts to be optimized for... Compounding

Facebook Shows Off Progress In Using Lasers To Deliver Internet

PC World Mar 08 04:14 pm 

A key part of Facebook39s ambitious plan to deliver Internet connectivity via drone is an air-to-ground laser link that will connect the high-flying aircraft to the Internet and on Tuesday Facebook showed off important progress in that technology. The company39s Connectivity Lab has developed a gimbal that will hang from the underbelly of the Facebook drone and keep the laser system connected to...

Facebook Shows Off Air-to-ground Laser Progress

PC World Mar 08 02:59 pm 

A key part of Facebook39s ambitious plan to deliver Internet connectivity via drone is an air-to-ground laser link that will connect the high-flying aircraft to the Internet and on Tuesday Facebook showed off important progress in that technology. The company39s Connectivity Lab has developed a gimbal that will hang from the underbelly of the Facebook drone and keep the laser system connected to...

Perrin Impresses At National Meet

The Simcoe Reformer Mar 08 03:49 pm 

Her hometown of St. Williams isn39t exactly known as a hotbed for synchronized swimming but that hasn39t stopped Madeline Perrin from making a name in the sport.

The Optical Society Presents 19 Prestigious Awards For 2016

Business Wire Mar 08 08:56 am 

WASHINGTON--BUSINESS WIRE--The Optical Society OSA is pleased to name the 2016 recipients of its prestigious awards and medals. The winners include GAcopyrard Mourou Frederic Ives MedalJarus Quinn Prize Bishnu Pal Esther Hoffman Beller Medal Xiang Zhang Max Born Award G. Michael Morris Stephen D. Fantone Distinguished Service Award Robert Alfano Michael S. Feld Biophotonics Award ...

Hexion Fast-Cure Epoxy Resin Systems Help Reduce Production Cycle Times On JEC Award-Winning CFRP Decklid Concept

Business Wire Mar 07 11:48 pm 

COLUMBUS Ohio--BUSINESS WIRE--Hexion Inc. aHexiona or athe Companya contributed materials and processing expertise that helped speed production and reduce weight in a 2016 JEC Innovation Award winning automotive decklid concept. The decklid was designed by Continental Structural Plastics CSP and consisted of a sheet molding compound SMC outer and a Hexion epoxy resin-based carbon fiber...

Continental Structural Plastics, Mitsubishi Rayon Sign A Memorandum Of Understanding Regarding Carbon Fiber Components …

Business Wire Mar 08 05:47 am 

AUBURN HILLS Mich.--BUSINESS WIRE--Continental Structural Plastics CSP the world leader in vehicle lightweighting technologies today announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Mitsubishi Rayon Co. Ltd. MRC regarding the development and manufacturing of innovative carbon fiber structural components for the automotive industry in North America. Under the memorandum of ...

WestRock Names Board Of Directors For Ingevity

GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance Mar 07 02:38 pm 

NORCROSS Ga. March 07 2016-- WestRock Company today announced that it has named a board of directors for Ingevity the companyatrade s specialty chemicals business that is expected to become a publicly traded ...

Strategic Assessment Of Worldwide Graphene Composites Market – Forecast Till 2021

PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Mar 07 02:43 pm 

Strategic Assessment of Worldwide Graphene Composites market research report covers the present scenario and the growth prospects of the Graphene Composites Market till 2021. This market research report includes a detailed market segmentation of the Graphene Composites Market by product type Graphene oxide graphene film and graphene nanoplatelets and by application Paints and coatings ...