54.5 MPG Comes With Trade-Offs
Captain Hybrid 8/24/2012 227 comments The White House's goal of a 54.5 mile-per-gallon average fuel economy could inspire innovation, but it could also lead to safety and costs trade-offs.
Engineer Pulls Trigger on 3D-Printed Gun
CAD/CAM Corner 8/15/2012 72 comments Inspired by the growing 3D printer-driven maker revolution, an engineer has created a working 3D printed AR-15 automatic rifle.
Long-Range EV Has Motors in its Wheels
Engineering Materials 8/23/2012 72 comments A Japanese prototype with motors in its wheels can go 218 miles on a single charge, 30 percent farther than other mass-produced EVs, due in part to engineering plastics.
GM to Idle Chevy Volt Production Again
Captain Hybrid 8/30/2012 68 comments General Motors says it will shut down the plant that builds the Chevy Volt for four weeks to match supply with demand and to accommodate its Impala production schedule.
Slideshow: Microcars Provide a Glimpse of Yesterday's Fuel Efficiency
Captain Hybrid 8/17/2012 47 comments Long before lawmakers tussled over corporate average fuel economies, auto companies produced tiny, fuel-efficient vehicles. "Petite Performance: Microcars," a new exhibit at the Studebaker National Museum, offers a look at some of them.
This Isn't Your Mother's Iron
Made by Monkeys 8/29/2012 43 comments New irons are not like your mom's iron, which lasted forever. The new ones break even before the cord needs replacing.
Solar Cells Help Windows Generate Electricity
Engineering Materials 8/15/2012 41 comments A new kind of polymer solar cell that is almost 70 percent transparent to the human eye could give windows the ability to generate electricity by absorbing mostly infrared, not visible, light.
Video: Robots to Recycle Space Junk
Blog 8/16/2012 40 comments DARPA's Phoenix program plans to harvest the components of retired, nonworking geostationary earth orbit (GEO) communication satellites and reuse them, saving money, and cleaning up space junk.
Want to Track Sharks? There's an App for That
Blog 8/28/2012 40 comments A surfboard-like robot floating in the Pacific off San Francisco is following great white sharks and transmitting information about them back to shore.
Camcorder Needs a Good Smack
Made by Monkeys 8/9/2012 36 comments The Sony representative was surprised by problems with its camcorder. Online, customers were screaming that it needed a good smack.
Case of the Data-Corrupting Pocket
Sherlock Ohms 8/28/2012 34 comments When transferring data from the control computer to the maintenance computer, you have to be careful how you carry the disk.
Slideshow: Top 12 Most Fuel-Efficient EVs & Plug-In Hybrids
Captain Hybrid 8/7/2012 32 comments We collected 12 of the top fuel-efficient vehicles, as determined by the MPGe rating system. From battery-powered electrics to plug-in hybrids, we present some of the auto industry's best.
Battery Makers Roll Out Grid Storage
Electronic News & Comment 8/9/2012 29 comments Intermittent power sources, such as wind and solar, will need a backup to balance utility supply against consumer demand.
Glue Troubles Run Hot & Cold
Sherlock Ohms 8/13/2012 27 comments First, it was trouble with the hot glue applicator. Then, the cold glue system started acting up.
Robot Assists Heart Surgeons
Blog 8/21/2012 27 comments The CorPath200 robotic system helps cardiologists with a procedure that restores blood flow to blocked arteries.
Slideshow: Beyond the Mouse
CAD/CAM Corner 8/8/2012 23 comments New input technologies, from 3D mice to haptic devices, bring a new level of freedom, flexibility, and control to working with 3D design tools.
Gates Foundation Flushes Out Winning Toilet Designs
CAD/CAM Corner 8/20/2012 22 comments A year after it announced grants for its "Reinvent the Toilet Challenge," the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation picked winning toilet designs that have the most potential for bringing cost-effective and safe sanitation to developing countries.
If I Had Known Then What I Know Now...
Blog 8/10/2012 19 comments What advice would you give to a student just starting out in engineering, whether about academics, careers, or just practical living? What do you wish that you had known back in the beginning?
Teardown: BlackBerry Playbook LTE
Blog 8/21/2012 18 comments The BlackBerry Playbook LTE is unlikely to reverse the current tide of negativity that comes with any news from the Waterloo, Ontario, manufacturer.
Flexible Batteries Power Flexible Displays
Engineering Materials 8/28/2012 18 comments New materials for batteries can make them flexible and energy-dense enough to power displays on bendable, implantable, and wearable electronics.
Gadget Freak: LED Matrix Helmet
Gadget Freak 8/17/2012 15 comments This silver chrome helmet has a full LED matrix display on the front that illuminates words and patterns.
3D Systems Enhances Content Creation Play
CAD/CAM Corner 8/2/2012 13 comments 3D Systems' acquisition of Viztu gives it technology that lets users create 3D content from ordinary digital photos and videos, extending the capabilities of its Cubify.com content creation community.
3D Technologies Help Custom Prosthetics Hit Their Stride
CAD/CAM Corner 8/21/2012 13 comments A growing number of researchers and manufacturers are tapping 3D printers and 3D CAD software to build highly customized, next-generation prosthetics in a more cost-effective manner.
SolidWorks Syncs Electrical, Mechanical Design Silos
CAD/CAM Corner 8/27/2012 12 comments SolidWorks Electrical connects mechanical and electrical engineering teams, allowing them to plan and integrate electrical systems into overall 3D mechanical models.
Video: Volkswagen Engineers Underwater Car for Shark Week
Blog 8/20/2012 12 comments The Beetle is made from tubular aluminum, with alloy wheels, propellers, and an inbuilt air system that allows the driver (diver?) to plug into before taking it for a spin, under the surf.
Study: Plastics, Garbage Fuel Texas Cement Kiln
Engineering Materials 8/9/2012 11 comments A study has shown that fuel created from nonrecycled post-consumer plastics and other waste can power energy-intensive commercial and industrial operations.
We looked at a number of sources to determine this year's greenest cars, from KBB to automotive trade magazines to environmental organizations. These 14 cars emerged as being great at either stretching fuel or reducing carbon footprint.
Researchers at MIT and Sandia National Labs have observed a reaction in lithium-air batteries that could help improve the design of these cells for electric vehicles and other applications.
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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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