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VIDEO: Shocking! See F1 mechanic getting zapped by KERS system

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
Follow the jump to watch the videoAnybody who wants to know why Formula 1 teams are reconsidering using the Kinetic Energy Recovery System, or KERS need only watch the video embedded after the jump. So far, there have been two incidents of KERS failures, the first requiring the U.K. Red Bull team t......

F1 mechanic gets a big shock from KERS

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
Next year Formula 1 will see the introduction of KERS -- the Kinetic Energy Recovery System. The system stores the energy from braking and makes it available to the driver in an on-demand burst. Due to the magnificent braking forces in braking an F1 car, the system must be called on to store a sizab......

Cambridge engineers develop “talking” Fiat

Monday, April 30th, 2007
Who would have thought that Pixar would turn out to be a prophet of the automotive industry? In creating its talking automobiles for the computer-animated film Cars, the Disney-associated studio might have done just that, as a group of engineering students in England have demonstrated.The team at Ca......