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Time of India
13 hours ago
- Automotive
- Time of India
MAHLE advocates technology diversity to accelerate decarbonisation
German automotive supplier MAHLE has reiterated its commitment to climate protection through a strategy that supports both electrification and sustainable internal combustion engine (ICE) technologies. At the MAHLE Tech Day in Stuttgart, CEO Arnd Franz called for a revision of the European Union's CO₂ legislation to recognise climate-neutral fuels and combustion engines as part of the solution for reducing emissions in road transport. 'We need technology diversity in regulations – for climate protection, to strengthen the European automotive industry and to safeguard employment in Europe,' Franz said. He added that any delay in revising existing laws may compel the company to halt investments in ICE technologies in Europe. While the company continues to support electric mobility, it also promotes the development of hybrid vehicles and range extenders to help transition from conventional engines. MAHLE believes these technologies will be essential in accelerating decarbonisation , especially given the current pace of EV adoption. Technological developments highlighted at IAA mobility At the IAA Mobility 2025 in Munich, MAHLE is showcasing several products under the theme 'Efficiency'. These include a new range extender for electric vehicles, a compact thermal management module with an integrated heat pump, and ethanol-compatible engine components. The company's new range extender consists of a compact internal combustion engine paired with a high-efficiency 800V generator. It is designed to offer a continuous output of 85 kW and features direct cooling for high performance with reduced rare earth requirements. The system aims to extend vehicle range and reduce battery size requirements, with test cycles showing potential ranges up to 1,350 km. In thermal management, MAHLE has introduced a module combining refrigerant and coolant control components to enhance energy efficiency. By integrating a high-efficiency heat pump, the system is expected to increase electric vehicle range by up to 20% in colder climates. It is compatible with both current and future refrigerants and will enter series production within two years. Research and development focus on efficiency MAHLE is also presenting a radial blower inspired by penguin flippers, designed to lower energy use and noise in automotive air conditioning systems. The component is reportedly 15% more efficient and 60% quieter than standard models. The design process employed in-house artificial intelligence tools capable of generating millions of prototypes in short periods, a process MAHLE describes as 'superhuman engineering'. The company is further developing ethanol-compatible engine parts as part of its plan to support alternative fuels . The new power cell unit includes pistons, rings, and valves adapted for ethanol combustion, which MAHLE states can reduce lifecycle emissions by up to 70%. Franz maintained that technology neutrality in policy would enable faster emission reductions, maintain European industrial competitiveness, and protect employment. MAHLE's long-term strategy, called '2030+', encompasses electrification, sustainable combustion engines, and thermal management as parallel paths toward lowering emissions in mobility.
Yahoo
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Knives Out 3,' ‘Rental Family,' ‘Hamnet,' ‘Roofman' to kick off Oscar campaigns at Toronto Film Festival
The sleepy 2026 Oscar race is about to get a wakeup call, courtesy of Benoit Blanc and the Toronto International Film Festival. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, the anticipated third installment in Rian Johnson's wickedly delicious mystery series starring Daniel Craig, will have its world premiere at the film festival — a traditional launchpad for Academy Award contenders. The sequel, whose starry cast also includes Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, and Kerry Washington, was one of 11 official selections unveiled Wednesday, all of which have Oscar aspirations. More from Gold Derby Emmys 2025 nominations: Best prediction scores by Gold Derby experts, editors, and users 'Awards Magnet': Our instant 2025 Emmy reactions Those include: The Choral: Set against the backdrop of WWI, Ralph Fiennes stars as a tough choir director mentoring a group of enlisted British teens in the Nicholas Hytner film. Franz: Oscar nominee Agnieszka Holland directs this episodic biopic of writer Franz Kafka (German actor Idan Weiss), from his birth to death. Hamnet: Nomadland Best Picture winner Chloé Zhao returns from her ill-fated excursion into the Marvel Cinematic Universe with a historical indie drama based on Maggie O'Farrell's 2020 novel about Agnes (Jessie Buckley) and William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal) grieving the death of their son, Hamnet. The Lost Bus: Paul Greengrass' tense based-on-a-true-story drama stars Matthew McConaughey as a driver trying to get a school bus full of children and their teacher (America Ferrera) out of burning Paradise, Calif., during the Camp Fire in 2018. Rental Family: Hikari , who helmed multiple episodes of the Emmy-winning Netflix series Beef, directs this dramedy starring Oscar winner Brendan Fraser as a struggling American actor hired by a Japanese "rental family" company to pretend to be part of strangers' lives. Roofman: Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst star in this Derek Cianfrance film about a real-life ex-Army officer-turned-criminal who hides from authorities in the walls of a Toys R Us. Steal Away: Clement Virgo directs this psychological thriller starring Angourie Rice plays a teenager who forms an unhealthy obsession with a refugee (Mallori Johnson) taken in by her family. The 50th Toronto International Film Festival runs Sept. 4-Sept. 14. The full schedule will be revealed Aug. 12. Below are the galas and special presentations announced so far. Galas (in alphabetical order) The Choral | Nicholas Hytner | U.K. World Premiere | Gala Presentation Homebound | Neeraj Ghaywan | IndiaNorth American Premiere | Gala Presentation Hamnet | Chloé Zhao | Premiere | Gala Presentation A Private Life | Rebecca Zlotowski | FranceNorth American Premiere | Gala Presentation Roofman | Derek Cianfrance | USAWorld Premiere | Gala Presentation She Has No Name | Peter Ho-Sun Chan | ChinaNorth American Premiere | Gala Presentation Special Presentations (in alphabetical order): Franz | Agnieszka Holland | Czech Republic/Germany/PolandWorld Premiere | Special Presentation The Lost Bus | Paul Greengrass | USAWorld Premiere | Special Presentation Rental Family | Hikari | USA/Japan World Premiere | Special Presentation Steal Away | Clement Virgo | Canada/BelgiumWorld Premiere | Special Presentation Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery | Rian Johnson | USAWorld Premiere | Special Presentation Best of Gold Derby Everything to know about 'The Batman 2': Returning cast, script finalized Tom Cruise movies: 17 greatest films ranked worst to best 'It was wonderful to be on that ride': Christian Slater talks his beloved roles, from cult classics ('Heathers,' 'True Romance') to TV hits ('Mr. Robot,' 'Dexter: Original Sin') Click here to read the full article. Solve the daily Crossword
Business Wire
03-07-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
voxeljet AG - Court confirms StaRUG Plan
FRIEDBERG, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--voxeljet AG (the 'Company', 'voxeljet', or 'we'), a provider of high-speed, large-format 3D printers and on-demand parts services to industrial and commercial customers, today announced that main investor Anzu Special Acquisition Corp II ('Anzu') will contribute new equity capital of EUR 2.5 million as part of a plan confirmed today by the court in Munich. The plan additionally provides for a debt waiver totalling EUR 3.5 million debt owed to Anzu and extension of the debt maturity until 2031. These measures are intended to ensure the Company's long-term financing and position voxeljet for future success. CEO Rudolf Franz comments: 'We implemented the necessary process in a short period of time to minimize disruption to our operating business. With the court's confirmation of the plan, we believe this phase of the process is complete.' Franz added: 'This plan provides continuity of our operations, reinforcing our commitment to reliably serving our customers and meeting their ongoing and future needs. The plan will secure sustainable financial stability and can lead voxeljet into a successful future.' The court confirmed the plan in accordance with the German Corporate Stabilization and Restructuring Act (StaRUG) ('StaRUG Plan'). As previously communicated, the plan provides for a simplified reduction of the share capital of voxeljet AG to zero euros. The court-confirmed plan will result in the exclusion of the current shareholders of voxeljet AG without compensation. Subsequently, the company's capital will be increased excluding the subscription rights of the current shareholders. Anzu, as the only financial creditor affected by the plan, will exclusively be admitted to subscribing to the new shares. The debt waiver will be composed of EUR 500,000 to be waived in 2025 and EUR 1,500,000 in each of 2026 and 2027. Furthermore, the annual interest rate will be reduced to 3% p.a. from July 2026 onwards. No interest payments are due until after June 30, 2026. The plan also stipulates that the promissory note loans will only become due for repayment on January 2, 2031. The plan shall be implemented immediately after the plan confirmation becomes legally binding. ABOUT VOXELJET voxeljet was founded in 1999 as a spin-off from Technical University Munich (TUM) with a clear vision in mind: to establish a new manufacturing standard by developing new generative processes for the series-production of complex components using 3D printing. Voxeljet is a globally acting, leading provider of high-speed, large-format 3D printers and on-demand 3D printed parts to industrial and commercial customers. Components manufactured with the help of voxeljet technology are flying in space, make mobility more efficient and enable the production of new engineering solutions. Visit voxeljet's website and follow us on LinkedIn. ABOUT ANZU PARTNERS Anzu Partners is an investment firm that focuses on clean tech, industrial and life science technology companies with the potential to transform their industries. Anzu works with entrepreneurs to develop and commercialize technological innovations by providing capital alongside deep expertise in business development, market positioning, global connectivity, and operations. As of 2024, Anzu Partners managed assets of approximately $1 billion with a team of over fifty professionals in offices across Atlanta, Boston, San Diego, Tampa, and Washington DC. For more information, please visit
NDTV
23-06-2025
- Science
- NDTV
SpaceX Launches Dog's Ashes To Space On Memorial Flight
A dog's ashes were among the remains sent into space this weekend as part of a memorial mission honouring loved ones by carrying them beyond Earth's atmosphere. Franz, a beloved family Labrador, was among 166 small capsules launched aboard the inaugural Perseverance SpaceX Flight by Texas-based Celestis Inc. The mission lifted off Sunday around 5:30 pm from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara, California. Franz died aged 13 in October 2020. "He was the best dog, just so soft and nice and loved hugs," said the dog's owner Harvin Moore. The pet was more like a sibling to Mr Moore's children, Elizabeth and Quinn. "Now we can't wait to watch our good boy go galactic," he told The NY Post ahead of the launch. The flight lasted about three hours, during which the capsules orbited Earth twice. The rocket then re-entered the atmosphere and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean somewhere between Alaska and Hawaii. A recovery ship, stationed at sea ahead of time, tracked and retrieved the capsules before sending them to Germany for processing. Within two months, the remains will be returned to their families. The cost to send each capsule into space was $3,500 (over Rs 3 lakh). For Franz's owner, the expense was "a lot more" than the dog's value, but entirely worth it for his family of space enthusiasts. Mr Moore said, "The emotional power of being with a group of people who are celebrating the life of a loved one in this way ... it's amazing. It's nothing we'll ever forget. It's just pure joy." Houston-based Celestis has a long history of sending DNA and cremated remains of people, pets, and celebrities into space using rockets like United Launch Alliance's Vulcan Centaur. Their missions have carried iconic figures such as "Star Trek" legends Nichelle Nichols, DeForest Kelley, Gene Roddenberry and his wife Majel Barrett Roddenberry, and James "Scotty" Doohan. They also flew Douglas Trumbull, a visual effects pioneer behind 2001: A Space Odyssey and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, along with symbolic remains of four former US presidents, George Washington, Dwight D Eisenhower, John F Kennedy, and Ronald Reagan, on last year's deep-space Enterprise Flight. Each capsule, crafted from titanium or aluminium and measuring roughly a quarter to half an inch, contained either DNA or cremated remains. These precious capsules orbited Earth twice aboard a 23-foot-tall SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, travelling at a speed of almost 28,000 kmph in low Earth orbit. Charles Chafer, Celestis CEO and co-founder said Saturday, "Many people whose ashes and DNA are flying are people that always wanted to go to space in their lifetime but were never able to do that. It also helps families move from feelings of grief to joy." Also aboard the Perseverance Flight were the ashes of Wesley Dreyer, an aerospace engineer involved in investigating the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, as well as the DNA of a living three-year-old boy in Germany.
New York Post
21-06-2025
- Science
- New York Post
Dog's ashes among dozens to rocket into orbit this weekend
Bone voyage! A beloved dog named Franz will take his final leap this weekend — into Earth's orbit. The yellow labrador's ashes will be on board the inaugural Perseverance Flight from Texas-based Celestis Inc., which is scheduled to launch around 5:30 p.m. Sunday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara, CA. 4 Franz was like a sibling to Elizabeth Moore before he died at age 13 in October 2020. Celestis, Inc Carrying a total of 166 titanium and aluminum capsules, each about a quarter to a half-inch in size and filled with DNA or cremated remains, the 23-foot-tall SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will take two trips around Earth's low orbit at a mind-boggling 17,000 mph. The space flight will last about three hours before the rocket — still carrying its priceless payload — re-enters the atmosphere and lands in the Pacific Ocean somewhere between Alaska and Hawaii, according to Celestis CEO and co-founder Charles Chafer. A recovery ship, which was already out at sea Friday in anticipation of the launch, 'will track the incoming rocket, hopefully get a visual on it, and then go pick it up out of the ocean,' Chafer explained. 4 The Texas-based company Celestis Inc.'s inaugural Perseverance Flight will take two trips around Earth's Lower Orbit after blastoff on Sunday. The capsules will first be transported to Germany, then, within two months, distributed back to the families, who each paid a whopping $3,500 to send their loved one to the stars. While the price to send Franz on the voyage was 'a lot more' than the pooch itself, his owner, Harvin Moore, said with a laugh, it was only fitting for the 'space-fanatic' Moore family to send the pup beyond the stratosphere. 'He was the best dog, just so soft and nice and loved hugs,' recalled Moore, 60, who lives in Dripping Springs, Texas, just outside Austin. 4 The Moore family can't wait to watch their beloved pooch go galactic. Celestis, Inc Franz, who was 13 when he died in October 2020, was more like a sibling than a pet to Moore's now 26-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, and son, Quinn, 21, he said. Now, the family can't wait to watch the good boy go galactic. 'The emotional power of being with a group of people who are celebrating the life of a loved one in this way … it's amazing. It's nothing we'll ever forget,' said Moore. 'It's just pure joy.' 4 The Perseverance Flight will carry a total of 166 titanium and aluminum capsules, ranging in size from a quarter to a half-inch, filled with DNA or cremated remains. Celestis, Inc 'Many people whose ashes and DNA are flying are people that always wanted to go to space in their lifetime but were never able to do that. It also helps families move from feelings of grief to joy,' Chafer said. The cremated remains of Wesley Dreyer — an aerospace engineer who helped investigate the cause of the Space Shuttle Challenger's shocking explosion after takeoff on Jan. 28, 1986 — will also be on board the Perseverance Flight, as well as DNA from a living, 3-year-old German boy.
