2020

Advanced Materials And Testing Are Improving Vehicle Mechanical Safety

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Boeing’s 777x twin-engine jet is finally taking to the skies. Making use of lighter weight aerodynamical materials, Boeing was able to add its largest widebodied and longest winged (150 feet) plane to its fleet. Engineering this feat, however, required several years of testing. Lighter weight composite materials are delivering many performance advantages but they cannot be a trade-off with vehicle mechanical safety. Mechanical failures are the cause of over 60 percent of traffic accidents and most vehicle recalls, and 20 percent of plane crashes.…

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Features To Enhance Your HDTV Viewing Experience

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It used to be that buying a TV meant choosing from a relatively small range of sizes, with one of the biggest questions being if the TV set had a remote control. Occasionally you’d see someone get fancy and buy one of those combination TV-VCRs. Buying a TV now is entirely different. Not only is size a factor, but many other features now compete for your attention and wallet. Looking up reviews of HDTVs is a great start, but much of the language can go over your head if you are just now trading in your old analog set and converter box for a true HDTV.…

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