Engineering News

Toyota’s hydrogen-powered car will be the first hydrogen fuel cell vehicle to go on sale in the United States, but limited to only California. The auto manufacturer promises to be able to travel 300 miles on one fill up and take less than five minutes to refill. 

The Second Annual Women in Manufacturing STEP Awards will be held on February 6, 2014 in Washington, D.C and will recognize 160 recipients who have had accomplishments in manufacturing.

University of Michigan professor Jasprit Singh claims that smartphones can help attention span and mindfulness instead of being a distraction.

A study from IHS Automotive has predicted that by the year 2035, there will be approximately 54 million self-driving cars on the road. They also project that by 2030 cars that are purely autonomous with no driver controls will be available.

Recent surveys reported major exporters from Japan, Germany and Italy posted their fastest growth in years, resulting in 2013 ending strong for global manufacturing.

Alaska, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Texas and Virginia were selected as locations to develop test sites for drones. These states were selected due to their climate, geography and air traffic environments.

The European Commission released two updates to toy safety standards that will affect U.S. toy manufacturers and distributors exporting their products into Europe.