Design News - May 12, 2008

Cover Story

Phoenix Mars Lander Probes for Signs of Life

Update: NASA set up a lab May 25 on Mars to analyze polar ice in an effort to determine if the Red Planet can support life. A shovel will chop terrain the consistency of granite. Video and podcasts included.

Departments

Calamities
The Case of the Reluctant Radiator
Flash
Steering Toward Conservation
Stopping Flu in Its Tracks
Who Are You Calling Large?
Hybrid Technology Comes to SUVs
Dual Cores Enable HDTV Recording
Gadget Freak
Gadget Freak Case #120: Super-Powered Salad Spinner
Rant
A Lament for Engineers
Slant
Nanotech Wages War on Infections
The Dodge Report
Find Me on Facebook
Tips From Titus
USB Instruments Move Ahead
Weblog
The Mythical Battery in the Basement

Feature

News

Electronics
NXP Rolls Out FlexRay-Compliant Transceiver
Motion Control
Cleaner Diesels Head Off-Road
Trends, Breakthroughs, Developments
Anatomy of the Delayed 787 Schedule

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