Anyone who has accidentally put metal in a microwave oven knows that metal and microwaves are not friends. However, microwaves can be used in targeted, specific ways for the heat treatment of metals.
By Brett Smith
12 Apr 2018
Blockchain technology, which has already disrupted the financial services and supply chain industries, has at last arrived in the auto industry.
By Brett Smith
12 Apr 2018
Haptic technologies recreate touch sensations by applying a combination of force, vibration and motion to the user.
By Liam Critchley
12 Apr 2018
One area to easily enhance the safety of an automobile is in the windshield. This can easily be done by replacing the single pane windshield with a dual-pane laminated glass windshield. In this article we look at how laminated glass windshields offer distinct advantages towards passenger safety.
By Liam Critchley
12 Apr 2018
Autonomous vehicles are largely considered to be the future of transportation, and while the technology is still in development, many regulatory bodies around the world are rolling out new rules for automated vehicles.
By Brett Smith
12 Apr 2018
The quantum Hall effect can be observed in 2D electron systems – in low temperatures and strong magnetic fields, the conductance due to this perpendicular movement of electrons can take on new values.
By Thomas Hornigold
12 Apr 2018
AZoNetwork speaks with Martel Instruments about their Booth at aAalytica 2018
Phosphorene is a natural semiconductor and therefore may be better suited to powering the next generation of digital technology.
By Brett Smith
12 Apr 2018
3D printing is now used to create many parts of a car. To date, 3D printing has been used to create up to 75% of a whole car and there are plans to increase this to 90%, and beyond. However, it is only used to create prototypes at the moment, and not road worthy vehicles (on the whole, although some parts are an exception).
By Liam Critchley
12 Apr 2018
Laminated glass is a type of safety glass, where multiple layers of glass are bound together using a transparent interlayer material. Laminated glass is an excellent material for windows in the automotive industry as they hold together under impact, rather than shattering. In this article, we look at how laminated glass behaves under an impact.
By Liam Critchley
12 Apr 2018