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  1. Samsung Acquires Harman for $8 Billion to Boost Its Presence In the Car-Tech Market

    Nov
    14
    2016
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    Korean electronics giant, Samsung, made a major splash in the car-tech market this morning by announcing it had acquired US audio company Harman. The all-cash deal is worth an astounding $8 billion, representing Samsung’s largest acquisition ever, and ultimately thrusts the company into the forefront of the infotainment technology market within automobiles. “Harman perfectly complements […]

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  2. Industrial Ovens and Furnaces for Annealing and Hardening Metals and Alloys

    Nov
    08
    2016
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    Heat treating metals and alloys generally requires processing at high temperatures for long periods of time, making energy efficiency a high priority. Generally, heat treatment is done in order to change the physical properties of a metal, encompassing hardness, tensile strength, and toughness, mostly through a three-step process of heating, cooling, and reheating. As a […]

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  3. Elon Musk and SpaceX Finally Know Why the Falcon 9 Rocket Exploded

    Nov
    07
    2016
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    A few months ago, in September, one of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rockets exploded on the launch pad, which CEO Elon Musk called the company’s “most difficult and complex failure.” After much investigation, Musk and SpaceX have finally figured out what happened in what Musk called a “surprising problem that’s never been encountered before in the […]

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  4. Red Bull Global Rallycross Plans to Add Electric Racing Class In 2018

    Oct
    31
    2016
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    Red Bull Global Rallycross has apparently been following the success of the Formula E Racing Series and the increasing popularity of racing electric vehicles. Red Bull Global Rallycross recently announced it will soon be adding an all-electric class of racing, reportedly some time in 2018. “The electric car is one of the hottest topics in […]

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  5. Here’s Mercedes-Benz’s New Stylish X-Class Pick-Up Truck

    Oct
    26
    2016
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    Mercedes-Benz has officially unveiled its new sleek and stylish premium pick-up truck. Called the X-Class, the midsize truck features permanent all-wheel drive and high-torque V6 engines, with plans to hit the European and South American markets in late 2017. At the moment, no US release date has been set. “With the Mercedes-Benz pickup we will […]

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  6. Watch LIVE at 11:40 AM EDT as the ExoMars Spacecrafts Arrive at Mars

    Oct
    19
    2016
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    After a seven month journey, the ExoMars spacecrafts launched by the European Space Agency and the Russian Federal Space Agency, or Roscosmos, will finally approach Mars today. The goal of the ExoMars spacecrafts is to determine whether or not there has ever been alien life on the Red Planet. On Sunday, the two spacecrafts went […]

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  7. NASA Successfully Launches Orbital ATK’s Antares Rocket

    Oct
    18
    2016
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    NASA announced around 8:00 p.m. last night that the Orbital ATK’s Antares rocket and Cygnus cargo spacecraft had entered space after launching from its Wallops Flight Facility. According to NASA’s blog post “Cygnus is scheduled for arrival at the International Space Station on Oct. 23, with about 5,100 pounds of supplies and payloads, including critical materials […]

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  9. Volvo Vehicles Will Be Able to Communicate With Each Other Before 2017

    Oct
    06
    2016
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    Car-to-car communication technology will be essential to the future of transportation, especially as it pertains to self-driving cars. Volvo has announced that its vehicles will be able to talk to each other by the end of this year, joining Mercedes-Benz and Toyota in developing select models with the ability to talk to one another. Before […]

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  11. McLaren Unveils the All-Electric P1TM Car For Kids

    Sep
    27
    2016
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    British car giant McLaren, like most automakers these days, is working on developing electric vehicles. Yesterday, McLaren unveiled the all-electric P1TM car for kids. Featuring a top speed of 3 miles per hour, the company calls the P1TM the “the most compact car yet to wear the McLaren badge.” The following is an excerpt from […]

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  14. Lyft Co-Founder Expects Most of Their Cabs to Be Autonomous By 2021

    Sep
    19
    2016
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    Lyft co-founder and President John Zimmer is quite optimistic when it comes to the future of self-driving cars. Zimmer believes the majority of the company’s cabs will be autonomous by 2021, even going as far to say that he expects personal car ownership will cease to exist in major cities by 2025. “For starters, our […]

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  17. Watch 3 Astronauts Land Back on Earth After 172 Days In Space

    Sep
    07
    2016
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    Last night, three astronauts returned to Earth after 172 days in space, including NASA astronaut Jeff Williams, who holds the record for the most days in space with 534 total across four missions. The other two astronauts who safely landed back home from the International Space Station were Roscomos Alexey Ovchinin and Oleg Skripochka. NASA […]

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  20. Obama Administration Wants to Require Heavy-Duty Vehicles to Include Speed-Limiting Devices

    Aug
    29
    2016
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    The US Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is looking to require all newly manufactured heavy-duty vehicles weighing more than 26,000 pounds to include speed-limiting devices. The idea was proposed this past Friday, and if approved, would encompass buses, big rigs, dump trucks, refuse haulers, and other larger work trucks. By […]

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