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Dubbed Infinity Train, it works by using gravitational energy created on the downhill sections of the rail network to recharge its battery power and eliminate the need for recharging on the return leg of the journey.

The train will allow for a capital-efficient solution for removing diesel and pollutants from Fortescue’s rail operations. It will also help remove the need for the generation of renewable energy as well as the setting up of expensive charging infrastructure.

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have developed a new shock-absorbing material that is super lightweight, yet offers the protection of metal. The stuff could make for helmets, armor and vehicle parts that are lighter, stronger and, importantly, reusable.

The key to the new material is what are known as liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs). These are networks of elastic polymers in a liquid crystalline phase that give them a useful combination of elasticity and stability. LCEs are normally used to make actuators and artificial muscles for robotics, but for the new study the researchers investigated the material’s ability to absorb energy.

The team created materials that consisted of tilted beams of LCE, sandwiched between stiff supporting structures. This basic unit was repeated over the material in multiple layers, so that they would buckle at different rates on impact, dissipating the energy effectively.

Elon Musk said Tesla moved the horn to the center of its steering yoke, where some customers said it belonged all along.

US regulators have devised a set of new rules specifically targeting automated driving system (ADS) vehicles that do not feature human controls.

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A collaboration between the automaker and the utility will test-drive using bidirectional charging to power homes during blackouts.

This one is designed to fly for over 4 hours without stopping.

Engineering projects need goals, and James Worden ’89 set an especially engaging and enduring one for himself as a high school student in the early 1980s while pursuing his passion for homebuilt go-karts.

The MIT Alumni Association seeks to engage and inspire the MIT global community to make a better world. It provides a lifelong community for MIT graduates, a launching pad for students, and growing connection among MIT friends.

Charging an electric car at a public charging station can cost as much or more than filling one with gasoline in some cases.