Design News - April 30, 2007

Cover Story

Toyota, Fujitsu and Sony are leading a major push toward bioplastics that are more environmentally friendly and sometimes perform better than petrochemical-based grades.

Departments

Calamities
The Case of the Gassy Greenhouse
Designer's Corner
USB Universal Drive Adapter
Flash
Autos Eliminate Bulbs for LEDs
Ecological Camping with Low-Power LED Lanterns
Nitro Methane Motorcycle Coded for Speed with Prowork Digital Controller
Lumitex Fiber Optics Panel Disperses Light from LEDs
TDX SP Uses ITT Connectors to Reduce Wheelchair Clutter and Weight
Gadget Freak
Case 101: In at Whatever, Out at 12:00
Rant
Boeing, Others Rely on Digital Manufacturing
The Dodge Report
Global Warming and Design Engineers
Trend Watch
New DSPs, New Applications
Weblog
Parker's Innovation Strategy

Feature

Pneumatic BMX Gates Go to the Beijing Olympics

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