Mercedes has rolled out a prototype of its new SLS AMG E-CELL electric supercar, which looks set for small series production. The prototype features four electric motors positioned near each of the wheels, which produce 392 kW and 880 Nm of instantaneous torque and acceleration of zero to 100 km/h in 4 seconds — just 0.2 seconds under the performance of the 6.3-litre V8 SLS … [Read more...]
Interest in LEDs Grows as Historic Bridge, Cities Get Funding
Built in 1872 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the West Dummerston covered bridge in Dummerston, Vt., had been lit by high-pressure-sodium (HPS) lights until they were replaced recently by Philips Gardco LED luminaires. According to the Building Green blog, local resident, electrician and regular bridge-crosser Stan Howe led a movement to have the HPS … [Read more...]
Apple Gets Patent on Method of Cooling Electronic Devices
Apple Inc., maker of the iPhone and the iPad, received a patent on a method of cooling an electronic device by using hinge assemblies that can conduct heat. Patent 7,746,631, which was issued June 29, covers the use of a variety of cooling components within a hinge assembly. According to the patent, these could include fans, heat sinks, heat spreaders, heat pipes, vents or … [Read more...]
Sony Recalls VAIO Laptop Computers Due to Burn Hazard
Sony Electronics Inc. has announced a recall of about 233,000 Sony VAIO 233000 notebook computers after it received 30 reports of the deformed keyboards and casing owing to overheating. This overheating poses a burn hazard in case the heated affected part is touched. None of the 30 reports indicated of any injuries as a result of this overheating. The overheating is caused by … [Read more...]
Forced-Air Enclosure for Conduction-Cooled Embedded Computing Boards
Extreme Engineering Solutions (X-ES) in Middleton, Wis., is introducing the 8.8 pound XPand4200, a sub-half-ATR, forced-air-cooled enclosure for conduction-cooled modules for embedded computing in vetronics and avionics applications in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft, armored vehicles, and unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs). Electronics thermal … [Read more...]
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