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Michelin launches MEMS Evolution3 for surface mining applications

Michelin launches MEMS Evolution3 for surface mining applications

Trucks operating in surface mines weigh 200 tonnes and carry loads twice that. These machines work under demanding conditions, and the slightest problem can be a logistical nightmare – when a tyre needs changing, it can often take more than eight hours to swap over the four metre tall, five tonne rubber.
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  • 16.06.2015
Goodyear to release rice husk silica tyre in China this year

Goodyear to release rice husk silica tyre in China this year

Global rice paddy production amounts to around 700 million tonnes each year, and some 20 per cent of this total paddy weight is made up of rice husk, which is separated in the rice milling process and has traditionally been discarded by burning (including to generate electricity) or by dumping in landfill. But in recent times new uses have been found for this former waste. Goodyear Tire & Rubber, for example, has tested silica derived from rice husk ash over the past two years.
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  • 10.06.2015
NXP unveils Intelligent Traffic Light

NXP unveils Intelligent Traffic Light

The Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) and NXP Semiconductors jointly unveiled the first intelligent traffic light for the port of Hamburg today that optimizes the flow of truck traffic and guides drivers through the increasingly heavily used port more quickly and safely. The smartPORT Traffic Light is another project realized by the HPA to prevent traffic congestion and emissions and is part of the HPA’s overall effort to increase use of IT in these future-oriented measures.
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  • 05.06.2015
Improved Safety and Convenience in Your Car

Improved Safety and Convenience in Your Car

Operating touch screens requires some complex hand-eye coordination, which may temporarily distract the driver. To find the desired operating element, select it, and ensure that the intended function has really been triggered, drivers must sometimes divert their attention away from the road for several seconds, and are thus "flying blind" during this time.
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  • 02.06.2015

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