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STM32 Value Lines from STMicroelectronics Boost Real-Time IoT-Device Innovation

The latest additions to the STM32 family, the STM32F7x0 and H7x0 Value Line microcontrollers (MCU) from STMicroelectronics, give extra flexibility to create...

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by STMicroelectronics

7.19.2018

3:47pm

Global

News

EU Preparing to Hit Back if US Puts Tariffs on Car Imports

The European Union says it is already preparing measures to retaliate against the United States if President Donald Trump puts tariffs on imported cars and...

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by Raf Casert, Associated Press

7.19.2018

3:22pm

FEATURED STORIES

Pulling Their Weight: 8 Vehicles for Towing Small Trailers

This undated photo provided by Chevrolet shows the 2018 Chevrolet Equinox, a vehicle capable of towing up to 3,500 pounds. Image credit: Jessica Lynn Walker/Courtesy of Chevrolet via AP

FEATURED STORIES

Report: NASA Needs Backup Plan as US Crew Launches Slip

In this Feb. 9, 2016 photo made available by NASA, a mockup of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft, in development in partnership with NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, splashes into a 20-foot-deep basin at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., during testing of the spacecraft’s landing systems design. Image credit: David C. Bowman/NASA via AP

FEATURED STORIES

AP Investigation: Buying Local Fish? It May Not Be True

A forklift driver makes his way to the loading dock to move an order of seafood onto a truck at the New Fulton Fish Market in New York on Monday, Jan. 8, 2018. Image credit: AP Photo/Julie Jacobson

FEATURED STORIES

Manufacturing Minute: Self-Healing Material Keeps Circuits Running

FEATURED STORIES

Manufacturing Minute: 3D Printing Bicycle Tires

FEATURED STORIES

TinkerEng: Next Steps for Ladder Alert

FEATURED STORIES

NASA Mars Helicopter Technology Demonstration

Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

FEATURED STORIES

Manufacturing Minute: Creating Carbon Neutral Biofuel From Green Algae

FEATURED STORIES

TinkerEng: Bringing Concept Fire Alarm Closer to Production

FEATURED STORIES

Time Lapse Shows Successful Wheat Experiment Springing to Life in Space

Image credit: NASA

Aerospace

News

Boeing, Airbus Report Roaring Sales at Close of Farnborough

Airbus and Boeing say demand for aircraft surged at the Farnborough International Airshow amid increased passenger and cargo traffic.

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by Associated Press

7.19.2018

2:11pm

Regulatory

Videos

2 Senators to Try to Block Trump's Auto Tariffs

The two senators are from Tennessee and Alabama, which are both hubs for the auto industry.

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by Newsy

7.19.2018

2:09pm

Tech

News

Loon's First Commercial Internet Balloon Deal is in Kenya

Loon, the internet-delivering-balloon unit of Google-parent Alphabet, is announcing its first commercial deal.

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by Associated Press

7.19.2018

2:00pm

Regulatory

News

Japan Prosecutors Charge Kobe Steel in Fake Data Scandal

Japanese prosecutors charged major steelmaker Kobe Steel Thursday with violating laws overseeing competition in a massive faking of product quality data.

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by Yuri Kageyama, AP Business Writer

7.19.2018

9:18am

Global

News

Chinese President Visits UAE Amid Push to Increase Influence

Chinese President Xi Jinping was to arrive Thursday in Abu Dhabi on his first trip to the United Arab Emirates as the leader of China at a time when the two...

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by David Rising, Associated Press

7.19.2018

9:15am

Regulatory

News

Gov't Report Accuses Agency of Inadequate Recall Monitoring

An investigation has found that the U.S. government's highway safety agency failed to act quickly on a consumer complaint, and that could have delayed recalls...

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by Tom Krisher, Associated Press

7.19.2018

9:11am

Aerospace

News

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Launches Spacecraft Higher than Ever

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket company shot a capsule higher into space Wednesday than it's ever done before.

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by Marcia Dunn, AP Aerospace Writer

7.19.2018

9:09am

Automotive

Videos

Ford Recalls Roughly 550K Fusions, Escapes

Ford says some Fusions and Escapes may indicate they're in park even when they're not.

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by Newsy

7.19.2018

9:07am

Regulatory

Data Focus

Reshoring Index: Reshoring Decreased in 2017

Reshoring isn’t speeding up under current trade and Buy-American laws, according to a July 2018 report from A.T. Kearney.

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by Megan Crouse

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@abmdigi

7.18.2018

3:59pm

Regulatory

News

Tennessee Zipper Company in Crosshairs of Buy-American Laws

Robert Kwasnik has a zipper problem — and it has come to the attention of the highest levels of the U.S. government.

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by Shiela Burke, Associated Press

7.18.2018

2:57pm

Regulatory

News

A Look at Some of the EU's Big Fights with Multinationals

The European Union has fined Google $5 billion for allegedly abusing its dominant position in mobile phone operating systems.

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by Associated Press

7.18.2018

2:44pm

Aerospace

News

Trump: New Air Force One to Get Red, White and Blue Makeover

President Donald Trump says Air Force One is getting a patriotic makeover.

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by Darlene Superville, Associated Press

7.18.2018

2:28pm

Aerospace

News

Alaska Spaceport Shortlisted for Rocket Lab Launch Site

A California-based rocket company has shortlisted the spaceport in Kodiak, Alaska, as a possible permanent home for its launches.

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by Associated Press

7.18.2018

2:26pm

Automotive

News

Buyers Worry They'll Lose Tax Credit While Waiting on Tesla

In March of 2016, Keith Reynolds flew from California to Atlanta so he could claim his spot in line at 4 a.m., and get a three-hour head start on his West...

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by Tom Krisher, Associated Press

7.18.2018

11:03am

Automotive

Videos

How To Make A Rolling VW Golf

Car enthusiast Milo Luijben created a car that's meant to roll upside down.

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by Business Insider

7.18.2018

10:47am

Energy

News

Marriott Hotels Eliminating Plastic Straws by 2019

Marriott International plans to remove plastic straws and drink stirrers from all of its 6,500 hotels and resorts worldwide by next year.

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by Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press

7.18.2018

10:27am

Automotive

Industry Brief

Portland Chosen for Self-Driving Car Pilot Program

A Maine city is among seven municipalities that have been selected to help test self-driving car technology.

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by Associated Press

7.18.2018

10:18am

Economics

News

Baseball, Beer Help Wright Brothers' Hometown Rise Again

When I was growing up in greater Dayton, Ohio, in the 1960s and '70s, the city already had been to the top of prosperity hill and was coasting down the other...

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by Mitch Stacy, Associated Press

7.18.2018

10:09am

Tech

Videos

Manufacturing Minute: Cheetah Robot Navigates Without Visual Sensors

The 90-pound Cheetah 3 has added a new skill to its resume: “blind locomotion,” meaning the ability to traverse uneven terrain without the use of visual...

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by Megan Crouse

Editor

@abmdigi

7.18.2018

9:26am

Software

News

Dassault Systèmes Releases Software Platform for Small Companies Working on Light Aircraft

Dassault Systèmes has announced the rollout of a new software solution targeted to the aerospace and defense industries.

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by Megan Crouse

Editor

@abmdigi

7.17.2018

3:41pm

Automotive

Videos

How Racing Stripes Are Painted On A Car

To make a racing strip, the shop uses Plasti Dip, a coating that starts as a liquid but dries as a synthetic rubber.

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by Business Insider

7.17.2018

3:25pm

Tech

Videos

Your Old Phone is a Veritable Gold Mine

There’s gold, silver, copper, and lots of other precious metals powering your electronics, and that makes for some valuable “e-waste”.

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by Verge Technology

7.17.2018

2:29pm

E-Commerce

News

Amazon Workers Strike in Europe to Coincide with Prime Day

Amazon workers in Spain and Germany called for strikes Tuesday over salary and working conditions to coincide with the online retailer's global sales event,...

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by Associated Press

7.17.2018

2:21pm

Energy

News

Offshore Wind Developer Ramps Up Work on 3 More Wind Farms

The developer of the first offshore wind farm in the U.S. is ramping up work on projects to supply energy to several states.

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by Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press

7.17.2018

2:03pm

Aerospace

News

Defense Contractor Raytheon Reaffirms its Commitment to UK

U.S.-based defense contractor Raytheon says it remains committed to its operations in Britain, even as other manufacturers warn that they may curtail...

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by Danica Kirka, Associated Press

7.17.2018

1:59pm

Aerospace

Videos