Design News - October 8, 2007

Cover Story

Companies are pushing their engineering teams to factor in environmental concerns when designing products just like they would any design objective. PLM and CAD tools can help companies make better decisions around alternative materials and design for disassembly and recycleability earlier in the development cycle.

Departments

Calamities
The Case Of The Croupy Carburetor
Flash
Robots Cut Health Care Costs
Pumping Up Energy Conservation
Sensors Keep Their Cool
Environmental Recorders Watch for Damage
High Speed Sensing
Gadget Freak
Gadget Freak Case #109: Linux Server Serves Cats
Mechatronics
Bond Graphs to the Rescue
Rant
2.5M Miles and Still Running
The Dodge Report
Green Engineering Repellent: Cheap Energy
Tips From Titus
The Ins and Outs of In Amps
Trend Watch
Talk About Tough Specs
Power Management ICs Meet Growing Needs
Weblog
A Virtual Hall of Shame

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