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This undated artist rending provided by the U.S. Air Force shows a U.S. Air Force graphic of the Long Range Strike Bomber, designated the B-21.
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Pentagon Debuts Its New Stealth Bomber, the B-21 Raider
It's the first new American bomber aircraft in more than 30 years.
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A Norfolk Southern rail yard in Atlanta, Sept. 14, 2022.
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Senate Passes Bill to Avert Rail Strike
The measure now goes to President Biden's desk for his signature.
December 2, 2022
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The Vehicle Models that Won’t Return for 2023
GM and Ford are set to cut smaller — and more affordable — cars heading into the new year.
December 1, 2022
Tesla Supercharger is seen at Willow Festival shopping plaza parking lot in Northbrook, Ill., on May 5, 2022.
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Competitors Chip Away at Tesla's U.S. Electric Vehicle Share
From 2018 through 2020, Tesla had about 80% of the EV market.
November 30, 2022
Satellite communication requires accurate, high-speed and high-throughput data transmissions. These applications often require slip rings with large through-holes.
Product Development
Custom Slip Rings to Meet Specialized Challenges
A look at applications that successfully implemented custom slip rings.
November 29, 2022
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Machining with Ceramic Inserts
Reduce cycle times and lower cost per part.
November 29, 2022
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The new 432ES GuardLink EtherNet/IP interface allows you to connect up to 96 safety devices via three independent safety channels.
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United Auto Workers members walk in the Labor Day parade in Detroit, Sept. 2, 2019.
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Reform Candidates Lead UAW Races with 68% of Vote Counted
The election results could raise costs for Detroit's three automakers and almost inevitably drive up already expensive auto prices.
December 2, 2022
Vice President Kamala Harris, center, accompanied by from left, U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, speaks at a U.S.-Mexico High Level Economic Dialogue meeting in the Indian Treaty Room in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Campus in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021.
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Mexico Tells U.S. It Wants to Keep Talking on Trade Disputes
The U.S. says Mexico is unfairly favoring its state-owned electricity and oil companies over American competitors and clean-energy suppliers.
December 2, 2022
Project developers plan to build carbon capture pipelines connecting dozens of Midwestern ethanol refineries, such as this one in Chancellor, S.D., shown on July 22, 2021.
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EPA Seeks to Mandate More Use of Ethanol, Other Biofuels
The move is welcomed by renewable fuel and farm groups but condemned by environmentalists and oil industry groups.
December 2, 2022
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BMW Suspension Turns Bumps in the Road Into Power
The feature could eventually be available to consumers.
December 2, 2022
Professor Ernő Rubik, inventor of Rubik's Cube, is photographed in New York on Sept. 18, 2018.
Operations
The Man Who Invented the Rubik's Cube Celebrates Lasting Puzzle
More than 450 million cubes have been sold.
December 2, 2022
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Uber Freight Expands Autonomous Long-Haul Trucking Pilot
The company's opening up a lane between El Paso and Fort Worth with Aurora Innovation.
December 2, 2022
Construction at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, October 27, 2022.
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Hiring Stays Strong Despite Rate Hikes
The unemployment rate remained near a five-decade low.
December 2, 2022
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Brain-Computer Interfaces Could Allow Soldiers to Control Weapons with Thoughts
And turn off their fear.
December 2, 2022
Technician Oleksandr Puhlenko, of Ukrainian mobile telephone network operator Kyivstar, pours gasoline from a jerry can into a tank of a generator for phone tower on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022.
Product Development
Ukrainian Engineers Scramble to Keep Mobile Phones Working
The engineers often work around the clock, sometimes braving minefields to do so.
December 2, 2022