Fiat and Mazda have signed a final agreement to jointly produce convertible two-seater Alfa Romeo and Mazda sports cars. The Italian and Japanese carmakers said Friday that the roadsters will go into production at Mazda’s plant in Hiroshima, Japan, in 2015. The cars will be based on the same platform — the next generation of […]
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Toyota Settles in Case of 2 Killed in Utah Crash
Toyota Motor Corp. has settled with family members of two people killed in Utah in a lawsuit that was to go to court next month and serve as a test case for a group of hundreds more that are pending. Toyota reached the agreement in the case brought by the family of Paul Van Alfen […]
New robotic fish glides indefinitely
A high-tech robotic fish hatched at Michigan State University has a new look. A new skill. And a new name.MSU scientists have made a number of improvements on the fish, including the ability to glide long distances, which is the most important change to date. The fish now has the ability to glide through the […]
GM to Invest $1.5B in U.S. Factories This Year
General Motors says it will invest $1.5 billion in its North American factories this year. North American President Mark Reuss (ROY-sss) announced the figure in a speech Wednesday night but gave no details. The company says specific plants and job numbers will come later. GM is revamping 70 percent of its U.S. models as it […]
Creaform’s TRUaccuracy Technology in the Automotive Industry
Creaform has announced the installation of probing and non-contact 3D measurement systems at the BMW plant in Munich, Germany. The TRUaccuracy technology which is integrated in all Creaform systems is a key factor that contributed to convince BMW. Since October of 2012, the BMW plant in Munich has been using the MetraSCAN 3D optical […]
Mathematical Breakthrough Sets Out Rules for More Effective Teleportation
For the last ten years, theoretical physicists have shown that the intense connections generated between particles as established in the quantum law of ‘entanglement’ may hold the key to eventual teleportation of quantum information. Now, for the first time, researchers have worked out how entanglement could be ‘recycled’ to increase the efficiency of these connections. […]
New Jersey’s power and fuel infrastructure was no match for Sandy
The love-hate relationship we have with “the grid” was inescapable during Superstorm Sandy. We don’t think about it much when our homes are lit and appliances are humming – we have the freedom to do anything we want. But when there’s an interruption, there’s that nagging wish to be free from the grip of our […]
The Right’s Resistance to Regulation
James Watt, who served as Secretary of the Interior from 1981 to 1983, is remembered primarily for a short, business-friendly tenure that ended with his resignation soon after an ill-judged remark about women, minorities and the disabled. And yet, as MIT professor Judith Layzer observes in her new book about environmental politics, “Open for Business,” […]
Toyota Boshoku Starts Production of Hybrid Components
NAGOYA – Automotive parts supplier Toyota Boshoku Corp. said it has started producing power generating components for motors of Toyota Motor Corp.’s remodeled Crown luxury sedan, which features a newly developed hybrid system. It marks Toyota Boshoku’s first advancement into the field of hybrid-related components.
Honda, Others Focus on Luxury Models at U.S. Auto Show
DETROIT, Jan. 16 (Kyodo) — Honda Motor Co. and fellow manufacturers from Japan and the United States showed a renewed emphasis on their mainstay lines and luxury models at this year’s North American International Auto Show, shifting their focus from electric vehicles and other hi-tech offerings. By unwrapping high-margin products, they hope to immediately shore […]