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Carbon Nanotube Conductivity Breakthrough Rivals Aluminum and Copper

Austin Weber
Austin Weber
April 6, 2026

GETAFE, Spain—A new manufacturing process enables carbon nanotubes to conduct electricity comparable to aluminum and copper.


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Titanium

Artificial Intelligence Helps Make Titanium More Useful

Austin Weber
Austin Weber
June 16, 2025

Engineers at the Whiting School of Engineering at Johns Hopkins University and the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) are harnessing additive manufacturing and artificial intelligence technology to develop new ways to improve both the speed of production and the strength of titanium parts.


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Structural Battery Could Pave the Way for Lightweight EVs

Austin Weber
Austin Weber
October 9, 2024

GOTHENBURG, Sweden—Engineers at the Chalmers University of Technology here have developed a massless energy storage device that functions as both a battery and a load-bearing structure.


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Aluminum Enables Porsche to Build Lightweight EV Structure

Austin Weber
Austin Weber
May 1, 2024

STUTTGART—Engineers at Porsche AG and Alumobility recently developed an aluminum “top hat” that weighs 40 percent less than its steel counterpart.


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Marelli Wins Award for Lightweight Urethane for Automotive Interiors

August 10, 2023

CORBETTA, Italy—A lightweight urethane developed by global automotive supplier Marelli Europe S.p.A. has received a 2023 Enlighten Award from software company Altair Engineering Inc. and the Center for Automotive Research.


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New Process Converts Scrap Aluminum Into EV Parts

April 20, 2023

RICHLAND, WA—Engineers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have developed a new manufacturing process that can convert recycled aluminum into parts for electric vehicles.


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New Study Claims Aluminum Use In EVs Will Grow

April 14, 2023

DETROIT—As electric vehicles continue to enter the mass market, aluminum demand will grow through the end of the decade, claims a new study conducted by Ducker Carlisle Worldwide LLC.


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Lightweighting Is Top Priority for Automotive Industry

Research Reveals the Nature of Fractures Caused by Hydrogen in High-Strength Steel

April 3, 2023

TOKYO—One of the many ways to reduce the energy required for transportation is to make vehicles lighter. High-strength (HS) steels are perfect materials for this purpose, as their higher weight-to-strength ratio allows for the use of less metal to achieve a similar structural integrity. Many automobile companies believe HS steels will be essential for building cars in the future. 


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Teijin and Applied EV Develop Lightweight Autonomous Vehicle

April 8, 2021
TOKYO—Teijin Ltd. and Applied Electric Vehicles  have developed a low-speed electric vehicle for autonomous driving systems and other mobility applications.

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Forging Into the EV Future

March 18, 2021
FREEPORT, IL—Anchor Harvey, a leading aluminum forging company, recently launched a new Electric Vehicle Workgoup to produce lightweight components.

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