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Once again common bacteria may prove in the future they are more useful than previously thought. If the bacteria saving planet scenario seems as if depicted from the science fiction literature, researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles have ...
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Electronic system and gadgets have become something usual in today's mass production vehicles. Almost every car that comes out of a production line is fitted with on-board sophisticated computers and battery management chips. Most of today's cars have some sort of ...
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As the world changes and technology gets better by the hour, the time for a new revolutionary and daring project in now. Israeli engineers have created a 100 meter stretch of roadway that is embedded with a network of Piezo Electric Generators (IPEG) that converts ...
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The plan Honda to introduce a 'green' diesel in the American market from 2009 is suffering from delays related to commercial issues and not technical as it was initially rumored.
“The program is in 'wait and see' mode and the delay is due to commercial ...
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Mercedes Debuts SPLITVIEW TechnologyTECHNOLOGYGerman carmaker Mercedes has just presented its latest innovation in car equipment, namely the so-called SPLITVIEW service, a brand new technology which allows the driver and the right passenger to view two different programs at the same time. In other words, the driver can easily take driving directions through the navigation unit while the front passenger can enjoy a TV show or a DVD movie, in the same time and on the same 8-inch TFT LCD display. Controlling is surely one of the main tasks of the new system, with the driver and the passenger able to configure the program using the adjacent buttons and the remote control, respectively. More importantly, the whole systems comes with headphones support, so the passenger can enjoy a certain movie without disturbing or distracting the ... >> Read more |
There's no secret that computers play a very important role in the development of new cars, no matter if we're talking about engine performance, bodywork or aerodynamics. But even so, designing a generic algorithm that could help carmakers in this vital task could ...
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A startup company from Connecticut said that it thinks it can deliver a car engine oil made exclusively out of animal fat, which by the way, is a slaughterhouse byproduct usualy thrown away.
Green Earth Technologies Inc. said that it can replicate a substance ...
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Michelin have confirmed that their new Tweel system will be available starting with 2010, meaning that the future, with little Jetsons mobiles is not far away. This system is revolutionary in every way because it reinvents the way we see and hear cars nowadays.
The ...
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BMW thought they needed to lighten up the atmosphere a bit at dealers and introduced the Microsoft Surface for the BMW 7 series configurator. The video speaks for itself as the new platform is easy to use and intuitive. This is party because the program resembles ...
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Hyundai recently announced that they intend to achieve an average fuel economy of 35mpg until 2015 instead of 2020. This action will provide the Korean manufacturer with a great advantage over the competition and this action can aid its sales on the American continent. ...
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Headlamp manufacturer company Hella is well known for developing and supplying headlights for major car manufacturers such as BMW or VW. Their latest creation is an intelligent headlight system called "smart" lights, and the main feature is that it can ...
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Ford Motor Company has just announced the availability of a new iPhone application called Flex and available as a free download on Apple's App Store. Flex is actually a mini-Photoshop software that lets you edit photographs and apply a series of filters just like ...
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It seems that Volvo has found a new gadget for all those distracted city commuters that just cannot keep their eyes on the road and collide into cars at traffic lights. The new Volvo XC 60 features as standard a collision avoidance system that will make sure you ...
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German manufacturer BMW announced the company intends to develop a Linux-based open-source platform that would allow other companies to develop plug-and-play infotainment services. More interestingly, BMW also mentioned that other carmakers should adopt and improve the ...
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Indian car manufacturer Mahindra recently announced that new variants of Bolero and Scorpio models will include a stop/start technology, especially introduced to reduce the overall fuel consumption. Stop/start features are already installed on other car makes ...
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After making its debut on the Q7 V12 TDI and R8 V12 TDI concepts at the Detroit Auto Show in september 2007, the most powerful diesel engine from Audi will finally be introduced on the production Q7, at the Geneva Auto Show . Although most people were expecting ...
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This year's obvious trend among car manufacturers is green technology and Mercedes wanted a piece of this "nature coloured" pie, at the Geneva Auto Show. On that ocassion, the German manufacturer will present three new additions for the C-Class Sedan ...
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Car-to-car communication services tend to become must haves in today's vehicles as both car and motorcycle manufacturers rely on this type of technologies in order to prevent or minimize the consequences of accidents. Basically, a car-to-car communication service ...
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A Japanese textile company said that it found the way to ease the process of building carbon fiber cars, although auto manufacturers from all over the world invested millions of dollars in similar researches. Carbon fiber tends to become more important in the ...
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Since the Advanced Safety Vehicle technology installed by Honda on several car concepts was especially addressed to car drivers, the Japanese company improved on the project and developed a similar system, this time targeting motorcycles. The so-called “Life ...
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