By TOM KRISHER
Chrysler is bowing to demands from U.S. safety regulators and will add about 179,000 vehicles to a recall for air bags that could explode with too much force.
New high-entropy alloy is light as aluminum, stronger than titanium alloys
| Ashby plot of strength vs. density for engineering materials. (Yield strength for metals and polymers, tear strength for elastomers, compressive strength for ceramics, and tensile strength for composites.) The low-density HEA is indicated with the star. Youssef et al. |
Researchers from North Carolina State University and Qatar University have developed a new high-entropy alloy that has a higher strength-to-weight ratio that they say is unmatched by any other metallic material.
Ford reboots touch-screen system with new Sync 3
By Bernie Woodall and Ben Klayman
Ford hopes to get a fresh start and erase bad memories for some owners when it launches the new version of its in-car, interactive touch-screen system next fall.
Mercedes sales chief, Kaellenius, seen as possible Zetsche successor
Daimler promoted Ola Kaellenius (photo above), head of sales for its Mercedes-Benz Cars unit, to the group’s management board, making him a potential candidate to succeed Dieter Zetsche as CEO.
Japan automakers expand passenger air bag recalls
By YURI KAGEYAMA
Honda, Nissan and Mitsubishi announced more recalls for the same possibly defective Takata air bags that Toyota recalled earlier this month after one exploded during scrapping in Japan.
