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Pourquoi le train pourrait (facilement) remplacer l’avion sur les trajets jusqu’à 4 heures – Ville, Rail et Transports
Alors que les sénateurs ont commencé depuis le 14 juin à examiner le projet de loi Climat, le Réseau Action Climat (RAC) dévoile une étude qui pourrait leur être utile. Cette étude, réalisée par Egis Rail, montre que le train peut facilement se substituer à l’avion...
Les compagnies aériennes prévoient d’investir massivement dans les taxis volants
Les aéronefs à décollage et atterrissage vertical, les VTOL, ne relèvent pas seulement d'un effet de mode. Les investisseurs et le secteur de l'aéronautique voient en eux un véritable nouveau marché pouvant répondre à de nouveaux usages issus de la mobilité de demain....
DVIDS – News – Marines create innovative vehicle maintenance tool using additive manufacturing
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va.— Marine Corps System Command’s Advanced Manufacturing Operations Cell collaborated with 1st Supply Battalion and industry partners to develop a 3D-printed metal steering wheel removal device. This innovative solutions helps solve a...
Voici la nouvelle arme anti-drone testée par la Darpa
L’armée américaine se méfie de l’usage des drones et sait déjà qu’il serait difficile de résister à un essaim de drones suicides sans l’aide d’une puissante IA. Pour les militaires américains, cette menace venue du ciel est également problématique pour la sécurité des...
DJI drones cleared for government use, plus more UAV news – GPS World : GPS World
DJI drones cleared for government use There’s good news for operators who might have been scared away from using drones manufactured by Chinese company DJI. Two “government” models have now been cleared by the Pentagon for use by agencies who had previously been...
DroneGun Tactical the ultimate UAV killer – Asia Times
Yes, it’s large for a gun — 56 inches long, 18 inches tall and 8 inches wide. And it looks like something out of a Star Wars movie. But it weighs just 16 pounds loaded with two rechargeable 14.4V lithium battery packs, and, there’s no heavy accompanying backpack, like...
Freight drone service between Cornwall and Isles of Scilly to be extended – Cornwall Live
A pioneering freight drone service between mainland Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly is to be extended to see how it can benefit islanders. First trialled last December, the unmanned aircraft project between drone firm Flylogix and The Isles of Scilly Steamship Group,...
US Army could soon have a high-power microwave to destroy small drone swarms
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army is set to begin development and integration of a high-power microwave capability to destroy small drone threats beginning in fiscal 2022, according to budget justification documents released with the financial request. The service plans to...
Printing functional metallic 3D parts using a hybrid friction-surfacing additive manufacturing process | SpringerLink
This paper presents a hybrid additive manufacturing (AM) process combining multilayer friction surfacing (FS) and metal machining operations. While friction surfacing has been known as a part repair or coating process, we here present an attempt to use it to build...
Scopus preview – Scopus – Document details – Precise control of microstructure and mechanical properties of additively manufactured steels using elemental carbon powder
The development of new materials for Additive Manufacturing (AM), especially for Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF), is essential to reveal the full potential of AM-processed metallic components. The application of powder blends represents a promising pathway for flexible...