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I’m not sure if this has any automotive test applications, but I wanted the opportunity to type “yoctonewton”………Dan From the August 31, 2010 issue of NIST Tech Beat: Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have used a small crystal of ions (electrically charged atoms) to detect forces at the scale of yoctonewtons. Measurements . . . → Read More: NIST Sensor Measures Yoctonewton Forces Fast Intertek has announced that it has made new investments in new battery/energy storage test equipment throughout Europe, North America, and Asia, and they now claim that they are poised to assist manufacturers meet battery safety, reliability and other regulatory standards. For example, Intertek’s Detroit, Michigan laboratory recently purchased 5 moderate and large format battery cycling systems. In . . . → Read More: Intertek Invests In Battery/Energy Storage Testing Wind River Test Management, the company’s test automation system for monitoring, executing and managing embedded device software testing, features dynamic analytics technology that enables run-time visibility into devices during testing to provide operational and actionable feedback that product teams can use to confidently deliver their products on time, on budget and with high quality. Wind River Test . . . → Read More: Wind River Test Management Provides Run-Time Insight The Danville Register and Bee reports that, Students and a professor at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research in Danville developed a unique way to test tires. Associate professor Saied Taheri and Virginia Tech students in the Intelligent Transportation Lab at the Institute developed a trailer that houses equipment to test tires on actual roads and road . . . → Read More: VA Tech Researchers Develop New Tire Tests WardsAuto.Com reports that GM is ramping up testing of batteries for use in its electric vehicles (EVs). The report notes: The lab includes about 170 test chambers cycling battery charges up and down 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. During the cycling, engineers introduce severe temperature and humidity levels, while an automotive OEM-exclusive “shaker table†. . . → Read More: GM Ramps Up Battery Testing |
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