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Electroactive polymers (EAP) are an emerging class of materials with many new revolutionary properties. One of the main advantages of electroactive polymers is the possibility to electrically control and fine-tune their behavior and properties. Using...
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Designed for active, sun-loving young drivers on a budget, the Kia Soul'Ster is an open-air variation concept based on Kia's Soul compact crossover SUV. Tom Kearns, Chief Designer at Kia Motors, discusses his team's design process for the...
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The Paragon Dive System isolates a diver in a “space-suit like environment”, incorporating a Return Surface Exhaust design and upgraded materials, completely protecting divers from contaminants and hazardous materials present in their surrounding environment...
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Paragon has received authorization to begin work on NASA’s Constellation Space Suit System (CSSS). Paragon is beginning this work on the first major space suit redesign in over 40 years as part of a team led by Oceaneering International. Paragon has key...
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What does it take to grow plants on the Moon? Paragon Space Development Corporation CEO Taber MacCallum answers that question from the 25th International Space Symposium. Growing the first plant on another world has enormous symbolic importance as well...
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The first Moon flower will become a reality when private lunar expedition partners Odyssey Moon and Paragon Space Development Corporation deliver a biological greenhouse to the lunar surface. Google Lunar X PRIZE contender Odyssey Moon partnered with...
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Odyssey Moon's partnership with NASA will allow them to develop the "MoonOne" (M-1) lunar lander based on the Common Spacecraft Bus (CSB) developed at the NASA Ames Research Center. The Hover Test Vehicle used for ground testing of the CSB...
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From the 25th International Space Symposium, Bob Richards, CEO of Odyssey Moon, talks about their commercial space enterprise, their involvement with the Lunar X PRIZE, and some unique payloads they plan on delivering to the surface of the moon. Odyssey...
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The single-chip design of Aptina Imaging's MT9V126 provides new scene viewing functionality that automotive and after-market manufacturers have been seeking. The SOC features the industry’s smallest automotive-grade (AEC-Q100) package, excellent low...
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Caleb Williams from Aptina Imaging discusses the TrueSNAP Global Shutter feature in their line of CMOS image sensors. The sensor’s state-of-the-art shutter control, established using Aptina’s proprietary TrueSNAP (Shutter Node Active Pixel) technology...
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Exclusive to the Quattro 6000D sewing machine, Brother's InnovEye Intelligent Eye technology and Up-close Viewer give a bird’s eye view of the needle area. This industry first is like having a built-in camera above the needle plate. With instant magnification...
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Brother International has engineered a new standard in sewing machines with their Quattro 6000D. Dean Shulman, Senior Vice President, discusses some of the innovative features found only on this machine, including full-spectrum LEDs and a 4.5-inch x 7...
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miRoamer has partnered with Blaupunkt on a pair of new car stereos capable of streaming tens of thousands of internet radio stations using a 3G network and your Bluetooth enabled cell phone. miRoamer also offers the ability to browse genres or stations...
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Audi's Günter Schiele elaborates on the 3.0 TDI's downstream exhaust emission control system, which reduces emissions by up to 90 percent. The system uses AdBlue, a biologically degradable, waterborne additive that is injected in small amounts...
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Audi's Manager of Diesel Engineering, Günter Schiele, discusses what it takes to produce the "cleanest diesel in the world", Audi's six-cylinder 3.0 TDI used in their Q7 SUV and the Sportback concept car revealed at the 2009 NAIAS. The...