Airbus and Bombardier Finalize Deal
According to a dual announcement earlier this month, Airbus and Bombardier have finalized the C Series partnership agreement which was first announced on October 16th. Bombardier struck the deal with […]
Crude Oil Prices Uncertain as OPEC Meets to Discuss Supply
Crude oil prices fell in several markets this week pending a June 22nd meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries in Vienna. Prior to the meeting, both OPEC and […]
Auto Industry Expected to Meet 2025 Standards
The Union of Concerned Scientists, which meets every few years to discuss the auto industry’s emission reduction progress, released this year’s analysis. The analysis, which was based on model year […]
Unemployment Rate Remains Steady at 5.8 Per Cent
According to Statistics Canada, approximately 7,500 jobs were lost in May, with full-time employment only partially offset by an increase in part-time jobs. While part-time employment rose by 23,600 positions, […]
Diesel Outlook Not So Grim, Says GM Executive
General Motors Powertrain Executive Pierpaolo Antonioli remains optimistic about the future of diesel, despite dwindling sales. A key factor in Antonioli’s positive outlook is recent evidence suggesting that nitrogen oxide […]
Audi Recall Announced Due to Emissions
The KBA vehicle licensing authority ordered a recall of approximately 60,000 Volkswagen Audis this week, 33,000 of which are in Germany, due to illegal software designed to conceal emissions. In […]
Researchers Discover Surprising Role for Water in Energy Storage
Researchers from North Carolina State University, the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Texas A&M University made a surprising discovery while studying crystalline tungsten oxide dihydrate, a material that is comprised […]
Lane-Changing Algorithm Improves Driverless Vehicle Performance
Researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) recently took to the International Conference on Robotics and Automation to present their new algorithm designed to assist driverless vehicles […]
Engineers Design Self-Eating Rocket Engine for Launching Satellites into Orbit
Engineers from the University of Glasgow and Oles Honchar Dnipro National University in Ukraine recently built an autophage engine designed for launching satellites into space. Unlike standard models, this “self-eating” […]
The Future of Transportation
A Look at Hyperloop Capsules and Their Sleek Design As innovative people and companies work toward the future of technology in all its many forms, we begin to wonder what […]
Ozone-Destroying Emissions Rising Unexpectedly, Scientists Baffled
A recent report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration revealed that emissions from the ozone-destroying chemical CFC-11 are on the rise. The suspected cause is new, unreported production from […]
NVIDIA Researchers Attempt to Train Robot
A team of researchers with NVIDIA, led by Stan Birchfield and Jonathan Tremblay, have taken it upon themselves to teach a robot to complete tasks through machine learning. The experiment […]
