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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: auto technology

auto technology stories: 8 news summaries

In NASCAR, the Secret Weapon Is Motor Oil

Forget the engine; ex-NASA techs search for perfect lubricant

Apr 10, 09 9:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - How do you make a race car go faster? For NASCAR teams, one of the only options is to attempt to concoct the perfect motor oil. With technology restricted across the sport, engineers can't tinker too much with the hardware, but better oil actually helps. The Wall Street Journal looks... More »

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NASCAR • auto racing • Joe Gibbs Racing • chemistry • auto technology • motor oil

OPINION

Car Tech Advances Can Recharge Detroit


Jan 3, 09 11:54 AM CST
(Newser) - Detroit needs to heed Henry Ford's advice and take failure as "the opportunity to begin again more intelligently," Sebastian Thrum and Anthony Levandowski write in the New York Times. Here are four technologies that can help the Big Three automakers turn things around:
  • Car-to-car communication: Wireless
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Internet • Detroit • solar power • auto industry • auto technology • wireless technology • computer • cars

analysis

 Why Ferraris 
 Are Getting Ugly 


Nov 10, 08 8:02 PM CST
(Newser) - The latest Ferraris burn up roads and handle like dreams, but their looks are fading, Gavin Green writes in Car Magazine. The California "has a fat arse," the 612 is "ill-proportioned," and the Enzo "is more bug than bird," grieves Green—who... More »

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Ferrari • auto technology • cars

Nissan's New Safety System Uses Bee Logic

Lasers will mimic compound eyes to detect, avoid obstacles

Sep 26, 08 3:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nissan is set to unveil new collision-avoidance technology modeled on the behavior of bees, PC World reports, with a small robot car to demonstrate the system in Japan next week. The automakers’ engineers have developed laser range-finders that mimic the insects’ ability to adjust their path and avoid collisions by... More »

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bees • Nissan • safety • auto industry • auto technology • laser • car safety • traffic accident

PRODUCT REVIEW

 Retro Moped Slow, 
 But Efficient—and Cool 

Velosolex has old-fashioned charm ... and engine

Aug 5, 08 2:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Velosolex S4800 motorized bike sports plenty of retro charm—and technology. Its incredible gas mileage (150-200 mpg) makes as much sense today as in postwar Paris, but the two-stroke engine is also a weakness, Jonathan Welsh writes in the Wall Street Journal. The Velosolex generates 0.80 horsepower and... More »

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Wall Street Journal • auto technology • green transportation • tech review • moped • Velosolex

 GM Developing 
 Futuristic Windshield 

Looking forward to an aging driver, tech would compensate for poor eyesight

Jul 17, 08 5:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - America’s driving population is aging, and GM aims to do something to help older motorists: develop a high-tech windshield that compensates for declining eyesight, the AP reports. The system, now in the research phase, uses lasers and infrared sensors to identify hazards in the road—or perhaps the edge... More »

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elderly • General Motors • driving • auto technology • car safety • automobile • head-up display

 Fill 'Er Up—
 In Your Own Back Yard  

Distiller could home-brew ethanol for as little as $1 a gallon

Apr 27, 08 1:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Backyard brew may soon ease the pain at the gas pump if two entrepreneurs pushing a home ethanol system have their way, reports the New York Times. E-Fuel Corporation's device is roughly the size of a stackable washer-dryer and will sell for about $10,000. Using sugar or feedstock... More »

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ethanol • gas • sugar • alternative fuels • auto technology • green home

Puyo: It's Green, Safe and Glows

Honda concept car is soft to the touch and hydrogen cell fueled

Oct 24, 07 4:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Honda unveiled the unusual Puyo today, an in-development concept car with no sharp edges and a coating of soft silicone to absorb collisions, Reuters reports. Visitors to the Tokyo Motor Show were given a look at the car, which runs on hydrogen fuel cells, is driven with a joystick, and... More »

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Honda • hydrogen fuel cells • concept cars • auto technology • car shows

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