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Automotive Engineering :
BAE Systems makes hybrid lighter
BAE Systems is to supply a lightweight lithium-ion energy storage system with its HybriDrive propulsion system for hybrid electric buses, which could improve fuel economy and reduce emissions
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Being green without making a scene The debate over whether a hybrid should stand out has been raging since the Honda Insight and Toyota Prius debuted. Some want their green wheels to slip by unnoticed; others seem to want to make a statement about their chosen mode of transportation ...
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Engineering Physics:
Light Fantastic: Flirting With Invisibility
Increasingly, physicists are constructing materials that bend light the “wrong” way, an optical trick that could lead to sharper-than-ever lenses or maybe even make objects disappear ...
Scientists Create Electron Surf Machine
Scientists at the UK's National Physical Laboratory and the Cavendish Laboratory of Cambridge University have found a new way to control the movement of individual electrons -- they are making them ride the crests of energy waves like surfers.
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