Automotive suppliers will quality check more than 300 million airbag-inflator systems using sophisticated helium- and hydrogen-based leak-detection technology in 2015. Frontal airbags have reduced fatalities in frontal crashes by up to 25 ...
Tags: Detection Technology, Airbag, Auto
Scania is undertaking intensive research into various types of electrification technologies that could replace or complement combustion engines. Induction is among the options being investigated and would involve vehicles wirelessly ...
Tags: electrification technologies, combustion engines, Auto
Ascent Solar Technologies Inc of Thornton, CO, USA, which makes lightweight, flexible copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic modules integrated into off-grid applications and its EnerPlex series of consumer products, ...
Volkswagen has reportedly acquired 5% stake in battery maker QuantumScape to develop technology which will help the company boost the range of electric cars it offers. Volkswagen is planning to use the fireproof battery technology in its ...
Tags: Battery, fireproof battery technology, Auto
Audi is planning to launch an all-electric family car in 2017 which is expected to compete against Tesla Model S. The car is expected to provide an all-electric range of 280 miles and will feature technologies found in its other flagship ...
Tags: all-electric family car, Tesla Model S, Auto
A group of researchers from Canadian Light Source (CLS) and Western University are using cheaper materials with higher energy and better recharging rates to develop batteries for electric vehicles. The new technology is aimed at improving ...
Dr. Mark Quarto explains hybrid battery reconditioning technologies to dealers attending at a training session hosted by The Hybrid Shop in Las Vegas. The Hybrid Shop LLC (THS) is growing quickly to keep pace with the hybrid electric ...
Tags: Franchises, Auto
Ascent Solar Technologies Inc of Thornton, CO, USA, which makes lightweight, flexible copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic modules integrated into off-grid applications and its EnerPlex series of consumer products, ...
Tags: Solar Technologies, Electrical
Three researchers from Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia have developed supercapacitors, which can be embedded into a car's body panels, roof, doors, bonnet and floor to fast track charging of electric battery. ...
Southeast Asia has become a hotbed of activity in the oleochemicals production space. This is due to a combination of factors: the abundant availability of raw materials, escalating consumer preference for vegetable-based products, and low ...
Covidien described its new Puritan Bennett 980 ventilator as “simple, safe, and smart” when it won regulatory approval in the U.S. and Europe in early 2014. But half a year later, it is now the subject of a Class I-level recall ...
Dana Holding Corporation announced today the introduction of a new aluminum cooling technology for electric and hybrid vehicles. Specifically, the company is utilizing the efficiency of aluminum in its Long® brand of integrated ...
Hospira continues to struggle with serious problems related to its GemStar Infusion System and its accessories. The latest bad news came Wednesday, when the FDA designated a recall of the GemStar Power Supply, 3VDC, as Class I. The ...
The electronics specialist has seen 'phenomenal growth' in the toy sector this year. Toys are playing a pivotal role in the future of business for UK electronics specialist Maplin. Over the last year, the retailer – which deals in ...
Tags: toy sector, Toys, electrical equipment