News articles tagged with 'engine'
Supercritical carbon dioxide Brayton Cycle turbines promise giant leap
— 5 Mar 2011 13:09 | TechnologySandia National Laboratories researchers are moving into the demonstration phase of a novel gas turbine system for power generation, with the promise that thermal-to-electric conversion…
Queen's University professor uses nanotechnology to prolong machine and engine life
— 2 Mar 2011 13:01 | TechnologyGuojun Liu has discovered a way to use nanotechnology to reduce friction in automobile engines and machines…
Jet engine too hot? Schedule an MRI!
— 22 Nov 2010 09:43 | TechnologyMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI), a medical imaging technology used to image organs and soft tissues, may hold the key to improving the efficiency of jet engines, according to Lt. Colonel…
Making serial parts out of metal powder
— 4 May 2010 14:41 | TechnologyAircraft engine components must perform under extreme conditions: they must rotate more than 1000 times in a single second, with-standing temperatures of up to 2000 C and extreme pressures.…
Self-healing polymer 'starfish' prolong lifetime of automotive oils
— 29 Jan 2010 19:51 | TechnologyResearchers have created self-healing polymers that could extend the lifetime of automotive oils. These polymers are suitable to add to lubricants and could maintain the physical properties…
Advanced engine-control system reduces biodiesel fuel consumption and emissions
— 26 Jan 2010 15:21 | TechnologyResearchers from Purdue University and Cummins Inc. have developed an advanced 'closed-loop control' approach for preventing diesel engines from emitting greater amounts of smog-causing…
Gasoline-diesel 'cocktail': A potent recipe for cleaner, more efficient engines
— 4 Aug 2009 08:08 | TechnologyDiesel and gasoline fuel sources both bring unique assets and liabilities to powering internal combustion engines. But what if an engine could be programmed to harvest the best properties…
ESA designs its smallest ever space engine to push back against sunshine
— 11 Mar 2009 13:10 | TechnologyThis month an ESA team is preparing to test the performance of the smallest yet most precisely controllable engine ever built for space, sensitive enough to counteract the force of…
Aeroacoustics study helps control noise from unmanned aerial vehicles
— 23 Jan 2009 21:36 | TechnologyUnmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are playing increasingly important roles in many fields. Ranging in size from the huge Global Hawk aircraft to hand-held machines, these remotely controlled…
Leeds engineers' crucial role in land speed record attempt
— 23 Oct 2008 13:22 | TechnologyEngineers from University of Leeds spinout company Instrumentel Ltd have played a crucial role in the next attempt to break the land speed record, announced today [23 October]…