Design News - September 22, 2008
Cover Story
Engineer of the Year Martin Fisher's human-powered irrigation pumps lift both water and standards of living.
- Departments
- Gimme Shelter
- Calamities
- The Case of the Wily Wires
- Flash
- Create Your Own Entertainment
- PCs Match Capabilities of TVs with DVRs
- Options Galore for Couch Potatoes
- High-Def Goes Mobile
- Helping the Handicapped Enjoy Audio
- Gadget Freak
- Case #126: Talking to Your Gadgets Remotely
- The Dodge Report
- A Footprint That Feels Like a Kick in the Pants
- Tips From Titus
- Choose a Sample Rate
- Weblog
- Engineers Will Still Be Needed
- Golden Mousetrap Awards
- Best Product Finalists
- Category:Automation
- Category: Feedback Devices
- Category: Digital Control/Embedded Computing
- Category: Amplifiers & Drives/Controllers
- Category: Hardware
- Category: Test & Measurement
- Category: Sensors & Vision
- Category: Analysis & Calculation Software
- Category: Fluid Power, Connectors & Components
- Category: Analog Control
- Category: Pneumatic Systems & Controls
- Category: Power Management & Control
- Category: Motors/Mechanical Components
- Category: Components, Hardware & Interconnect
- Best Product Winners
- Miniature Motor Moves Fast
- DAC Gives Boost During Power Failure
- Miniature Flow Control Valve
- Smart Camera Simplifies Automated Inspection
- Forget Stuffing Grease, Go with Springer
- SolidWorks Helps Users Get SWIFT with CAD
- Laser Scanning Gets Big
- TI Brings Easy RF Control to LEDs
- Solid State Drive Offers Alternative to Hard Disks
- IDC Missing Link Bridges CAD and ERP
- Robot in the Machine
- Pedestal Closure Assembly Features Snag-Free Lock
- Diagnostic Tool Keeps Energy Use in Check
- Sensor Reduces Machine Downtime
- When Data Absolutely Has to Be There
- Distributed HMI in a Flash
- Electric Steering That Feels Right
- Running the Plows
- Dell Designs Blade Servers for 'Pull and Go'
- NI LabVIEW 8.5 Gets Right to the Multi-Core
- Features
- John Van Danacker: Making Hearts Talk
- Larry Burns
- Todd Kuiken, M.D., Ph.D.: Engineering the Bionic Person
- David Danitz
- News
- Trends, Breakthroughs, Developments
- MEMS Price to Fall As Production Rises
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