Slideshow: Energy Harvesters Lift Power From Surprising Sources
Blog 5/20/2013 8 comments As energy efficiency becomes more and more a concern for makers of electronics devices, researchers are coming up with new ways to harvest energy from sound vibration, footsteps, and even electromagnetic fields in the air.
It's Still About the Battery
Captain Hybrid 5/17/2013 19 comments The Tesla Model S' performance in Consumer Reports tests was a major victory for electric cars, but a bigger challenge still lies ahead.
Peak Sine Drive Controller Packs 15X the Power
Blog 5/17/2013 5 comments By refining topologies and using new fluid technology, Moog's new peak sine drive controller increases available power without increasing controller volume.
Video: Worm Hooks Inspire Better Bandages
Engineering Materials 5/17/2013 8 comments Inspired by the hooks a parasitic worm uses to penetrate its host's intestines, the Karp Lab has invented a flexible adhesive patch covered with microneedles that adheres well to wet, soft tissues, but doesn't cause damage when removed.
Video: Enter the Smartmouse
CAD/CAM Corner 5/16/2013 13 comments Laura Sapiens' Ego! Smartmouse offers users a unique interactive experience by providing 2D and 3D connectivity, hardware identity authentication, data storage, and more.
8 Ways to Design End-of-Life Into Your Products
Guest Blogs 5/16/2013 9 comments An analysis of what’s needed to implement Design for Disassembly and Design for Recycling results in eight strategies engineers can use to design an intentional end-of-life stage into their products.
Video: Seahorse Armor Inspires Robot Design
Engineering Materials 5/16/2013 3 comments Engineers at the University of California, San Diego are designing a robotic arm that takes inspiration from the loose, flexible, yet very strong structure of the armored plates on a seahorse's tail.
Slideshow: 22 More People You Didn't Know Were Engineers
Electronic News & Comment 5/15/2013 23 comments We recently posted an online slideshow called, “18 People You Didn’t Know Were Engineers.” Within hours of its publication, readers began to suggest names of other luminaries -- astronauts, politicians, athletes and actors -- who were educated or had worked as engineers.
The Messed Up RF Generator
Made by Monkeys 5/15/2013 6 comments After the Monkeys messed with the RF generator, it was a puzzle to get it right.
Ethernet Drives Networking Advances
Blog 5/15/2013 2 comments Two new introductions in the world of motion drives for automation are moving toward use of standard Ethernet communications, eliminating the use of custom hardware.
Alvaro GIANT: 84 Inches of Ultra-HD Multi-Touch Display
Blog 5/14/2013 13 comments As some companies try to increase the quality and functionality of high-definition touchscreens for miniaturized, mobile applications, others, like MyMultitouch, are blowing up the size of multi-touch displays to create a completely new way to experience the advanced technology.
Datacenter Security: Is Protection at the Building & Room Enough?
Guest Blogs 5/14/2013 1 comment Government regulations, coupled with growing consumer sensitivity about data and identity theft, require that data storage organizations demonstrate proper protection and due diligence in protecting sensitive information stored inside datacenter enclosures.
Wireless Sensor for Devices Harvests Solar Energy
Blog 5/14/2013 10 comments Two Israel-based providers of electronics components have collaborated to provide solar-energy harvesting technology that can power wireless sensors so they require little or no battery power to operate.
How to Make Light Go Faster
Engineering Materials 5/13/2013 17 comments Researchers at the Missouri University of Science & Technology have designed a new nanoscale material that can transmit light faster than the 186,000 miles per second it usually takes to travel through air.
Green Power Breaks Records in the West
Engineering Materials 5/10/2013 44 comments It has often been said that as California goes, so goes the nation. This spring, the state's wind power is setting energy generation records and solar energy generation is expected to rise sharply during the second half of 2013.
Slideshow: Aston Martin Puts Hydrogen on the Race Track
Electronic News & Comment 5/9/2013 26 comments In yet another sign that hydrogen is creeping into the consciousness of global automotive designers, sports car maker Aston Martin plans to run a hydrogen-fueled vehicle in a 24-hour Grand Touring race later this month.
Video Shows How We Can Make a Difference in People’s Lives
Blog 5/9/2013 6 comments PTC video looks at a few individuals who have made use of College Park prosthetics to lead perfectly normal lives, if you consider motorcycle racing, snowboarding, and mountain climbing normal.
What's the Time?
Sherlock Ohms 5/8/2013 49 comments The radio station couldn't keep its clock synchronized. Apparently, the power company was goofing up the time.
Monitoring Load-Pin Stresses Cuts Crane Maintenance Costs
Guest Blogs 5/8/2013 5 comments When a crane doesn't have a monitoring system, crane owners schedule service every six months and simply scrap the parts they replace, even if a part has had little use and doesn't need replacing. This can cost thousands.
Slideshow: Next-Gen Wave Glider Robot Propelled by Solar
Engineering Materials 5/7/2013 21 comments The latest model of Liquid Robotics' Wave Glider autonomous, unmanned marine vehicle (UMV), the SV3, is reportedly the world's first hybrid wave- and solar-power-propelled unmanned ocean robot.
How to Create a Low-Pass Filter
Blog 5/7/2013 5 comments Sometimes you will not find a low-pass filter with the specifications you need in an anti-alias circuit. So you might decide to design your own. But you wonder, “Can I get the same performance I see in application notes?”
How Safe Is Safe Enough?
Electronic News & Comment 5/6/2013 53 comments One of the ugly truths of engineering is that life has a price. Cars, buildings, power plants, and industrial machinery can always be made safer for a cost, but manufacturers are at the mercy of the market.
Power Glitch Tunes Out TV
Made by Monkeys 5/6/2013 55 comments All of the controls to this TV are in the remote. But the remote stopped working and the company doesn't offer a replacement.
As energy efficiency becomes more and more a concern for makers of electronics devices, researchers are coming up with new ways to harvest energy from sound vibration, footsteps, and even electromagnetic fields in the air.
The government wants to study your brain, and DARPA wants to use similar information to give robots true autonomy beyond any artificial intelligence developed to date. Sound like science fiction? It's not.
From Dell / Intel® New Paradigms in Design Work Scott Hamilton, vertical market strategist for Dell Precision workstations, 5/2/2013 3
Early in my career, I worked as a draftsman and remember the days of drawing on vellum with numbered pencils and Mylar with plastic lead. This was a fun experience in the sense that I ...
I've been using workstations for more than 10 years and love finding ways to get more performance from my system. With demanding professional applications that require more power each ...
A lasting memory from my first job as an engineer in an auto assembly plant is standing on hard concrete at six in the morning, vending-machine coffee clutched in hand, listening to ...
A quick look into the merger of two powerhouse 3D printing OEMs and the new leader in rapid prototyping solutions, Stratasys. The industrial revolution is now led by 3D printing and engineers are given the opportunity to fully maximize their design capabilities, reduce their time-to-market and functionally test prototypes cheaper, faster and easier. Bruce Bradshaw, Director of Marketing in North America, will explore the large product offering and variety of materials that will help CAD designers articulate their product design with actual, physical prototypes. This broadcast will dive deep into technical information including application specific stories from real world customers and their experiences with 3D printing. 3D Printing is
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