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DOWSILTM TC-6040 Thermally Conductive Encapsulant

DOWSILTM TC-6040 is developed as 2-part thermal encapsulant with highest thermal conductivity 4W/mK to boost thermal dissipation in EV powertrain, which has been commercialized and formally launched in 2024.

With the fast-growing market of EV globally, the power electronics are rising focus on higher power energy design due to required faster charging and higher energy battery.

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Yang Sun
Na, China
Votes: 0
Views: 428
Automotive/​Transportation
Jun 30, 2025

Surround Safe: Universal Seat-mounted Airbag

Surround Safety Laboratories Inc. (SSL) is developing a step-wise improvement in vehicle occupant crash protection. The SSL solution is a “universal” seat-integrated, surrounding airbag which provides protection in conventional and unconventional seating orientations (rotated, reclined, and lying positions), when impacted in all directions.

The foundational idea is patent protected and exclusively licensed to SSL. Further,

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David Han
Ann Arbor, United States
Votes: 0
Views: 428
Automotive/​Transportation
Jun 30, 2025

External Airbags

Currently, all airbags on a vehicle are installed inside the vehicle to protect the occupants when collision happens. The idea is to have airbags mounted on/close to the outer surface of the vehicle. When auto/smart driving system detects a collision is imminent,

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Li Cai
Powell, United States
Votes: 1
Views: 425
Automotive/​Transportation
Jul 1, 2025

Safety Seats for Sleeping in a Vehicle

The idea is to have an car seat similar to infant safety seat mounted facing the back of the vehicle with full seat belt (cross both shoulders and legs). This would insure maximum safety for sleeping in a running vehicle. Conceivably,

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Li Cai
Powell, United States
Votes: 1
Views: 425
Automotive/​Transportation
Jul 1, 2025

Swapp Station

One of the biggest barriers to EV adoption is the lack of agility, especially in the price-sensitive 4-wheeler commercial segment, where uptime directly impacts business operations. Despite government subsidies, adoption in this segment remains a dismal 0.6%.

Our technology solves this by delivering autonomous 1-minute battery swapping.

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Buddhabrata Chakravorty
Bengaluru, India
Votes: 0
Views: 418
Automotive/​Transportation
Jun 20, 2025

Engine for Low Cost, Door-To-Door, Personal Air Mobility…TODAY!

Overview

NFTG is developing a simple, low cost, ultra-quiet, personal air vehicle, capable of rapid door-to-door mobility without requiring any operator license. [See my PersonalJet© submission]

It will be powered by one of our simple, low cost, maximally-efficient, zero-pollution rotary engine.

Background

Current modes of transportation are slow, tedious and costly, using failing infrastructures.

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Milan Krupa
Lake Elsinore, United States
Votes: 0
Views: 409
Automotive/​Transportation
Jul 1, 2025

Electric Vehicle Charging Utilizing Spinning Tires

The idea is to have magnets attached to the tire frames and metal (copper) wiring running though the axles. When driving, the electricity is generated from the spinning tires and sent to the battery. By doing so, the car battery is continuously charged while the car is running and significantly longer driving distance can be achieved.

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Li Cai
Powell, United States
Votes: 1
Views: 404
Automotive/​Transportation
Jul 1, 2025

HAULER T20 - Autonomous Electric Truck for Underground Mining Operations

HAULER T20 (Patent Pending number BR102025006250) is equipment developed to reduce risks to people and processes, improving health and safety conditions in underground mining environments when compared to diesel-powered.

It is an important innovation because, in addition to its autonomous (driverless) operation, it features a side-turn bucket and a chassis-less design.

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Ariovaldo Candido Ribeiro
ItaÚna, Brazil
Votes: 0
Views: 398
Automotive/​Transportation
Jun 20, 2025

Transcontinental Passenger Rail Using Existing Powerlines

The United States stands in stark contrast to other developed nations by the lack of affordable land travel. In the United States, 1 in 6 people has never left their home state, the cultural and political consequences of which are yet unrealized. Simultaneously,

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Daniel Pullicar
Boise, United States
Votes: 0
Views: 378
Automotive/​Transportation
Jun 25, 2025

Making Diesel Engines Nearly Emission-Free

There are 110 million diesel engines in use worldwide, with an additional 10 million added each year. They power the majority of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles used in local and long-distance logistics, including trucks, vans, and commercial fleets. Diesel engines are also widely used in agriculture, construction, mining equipment, marine vessels, power generation (e.g., generators),

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Mansour Masoudi
Mill Creek, Wa, United States
Votes: 0
Views: 202
Automotive/​Transportation
May 31, 2025

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