Design News - January 10, 2005

Cover Story

A man, a bike, and six yellow jerseys: one athlete claims that honor. Lance Armstrong, of course, who pedaled to six consecutive wins in the Tour de France, beginning in 1999. And Trek, a company out of Waterloo, Wisconsin that's been building bikes for over 25 years, was along for the ridethanks to its innovative use of carbon fiber composites and manufacturing prowess.

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Ask The Search Engineer
Calamities
The Case of the Deus Ex Machina
Designer's Corner
Flexures smooth motion
Expo
Electronics
Software/Hardware
Motion Control/Power Transmission
Fluid Power
Featured Product
Processor with CAN Fits into Tiny Package
Flash
Plastics at Home
Gadget Freak
Mark Liked His Tree Straight Up with a Twist
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Reader Sound Off
My View
Gazing into the Crystal Ball
Rant
Market Your Profession
Slant
CAD Should Enable Design Creativity
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E-Schooling Grows

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