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Article: Body Shape Influences Stability and Maneuverability
The shape of the boxfish controls water flow around the body to influence stability and maneuverability. https://asknature.org/strategy/body-shape-influences-stability-and-maneuverability/
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Article: A Question of Hardware
Will vehicles in the future be able to repair themselves, aerodynamically adapt to wind conditions or, if necessary, even mutate from a sporty two- into a family friendly six-seater? How smart materials are going to shape the automobile of tomorrow. https://www.schaeffler-tomorrow.com/tomorrow/220/index.html
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Article: Fabric sensors to make car seats smarter and safer
The problem with most car seats today is that the sensing devices in them can’t distinguish the difference between say an inanimate bag of groceries versus a highly fidgety child if both are similar in weight. BeBop Sensors is working to change that with fabric sensors it’s developed that are meant to make car seats…
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Article: Five hydraulics technology trends
Innovative new technologies are laying the foundation for the latest hydraulic systems and applications designed for construction, agriculture, mining and power generation. From smart user interfaces to load sensing valve technology to hybrid actuation systems for renewable energy applications, these solutions lead to productivity increases, energy savings and maximised operational efficiency. Here are five key…
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Article: Ford looks to geckos to boost the recyclability of its cars
In recent years, the Ford Motor Company has aggressively sought to solve environmental problems related to its products while reducing production costs. Wasted wheat straw often burned by Canadian farmers has been blended into a plastic feature of the Ford Flex to reduce petroleum use. Plastic bottles have been converted into fibers to cover the…
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Video: Biomimicry- How cars rip off nature
Engineers, scientists and architects are constantly using inspiration from nature in their quest for innovation and with good reason. Why not cheat and get a couple billion year head start in your design process. On todays episode of B2B, we’re going to look at how nature inspires the auto industry to build not more eye…
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Articles: Moral Machines- How culture changes values
When a driver slams on the brakes to avoid hitting a pedestrian crossing the road illegally, she is making a moral decision that shifts risk from the pedestrian to the people in the car. Self-driving cars might soon have to make such ethical judgments on their own — but settling on a universal moral code…
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Video: Vehicles Of The Future – Future Transportation System 2050
The transportation system in the future will be very different from our current system. We will see flying cars, self-driving cars, passenger drones, hyperloop one system that is projected to reach a top speed of 760 mph (1,220 km/h) and with Starship and the Super Heavy Rocket, most journeys will taking less than 30 minutes,…
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Article: Painting Cars for Mars
What does NASA do to get a rover ready for Mars? JPL’s paint shop does a thousand different paint jobs a year. And while every piece of spacecraft that comes through the shop is important, one headed for the Red Planet adds a little extra oomph. https://mars.nasa.gov/resources/22084/painting-cars-for-mars/
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Video: 8 Most Unusual Vehicles | and Future Transportation System
The transportation system in the future will be very different from our current system. We will see flying cars, self-driving cars, passenger drones, hyperloop one system that is projected to reach a top speed of 760 mph (1,220 km/h) and with Starship and the Super Heavy Rocket, most journeys will taking less than 30 minutes,…
