IndyCar Teams Look for Electronic Edge
Blog 6/7/2012 9 comments New rules against changing software code in certain parts of IndyCar vehicles will limit the ability of microcontrollers to give teams a competitive edge.
All-Plastic Electronics Power Flexible Color Display
Engineering Materials 6/7/2012 32 comments A flexible color display developed for an e-reader being tested in Russian schools is daylight readable, and has applications that go beyond conventional e-readers.
Fujitsu Labs Addresses 3D Parts Reuse
CAD/CAM Corner 6/7/2012 9 comments Promising to accelerate parts model reuse and shorten design time, a Fujitsu research team has developed new global shape retrieval technology that unearths partially similar models from stored 3D CAD models.
Metals Still Rule in Lightweighting
Engineering Materials 6/6/2012 16 comments The biggest transportation lightweighting role in the near term will be played by high-performance metals such as aluminum and advanced high-strength steel, according to LUX Research.
Siemens Steps Up Search & 3D Data Sharing
CAD/CAM Corner 6/6/2012 6 comments Siemens PLM Software has released Active Workspace, a visual, interactive environment that complements PLM, helping users easily find and access intelligent 3D product data across systems to aid in better decision making.
Gadget Freak Case #215: Automating the Doggie Door
Gadget Freak 6/5/2012 28 comments Les Kelly’s remote opens or closes a pet flap, whether on a crate or a door, and can work through walls. A timer can be attached to let your pet out at a regular time of the day.
Electric RAV4 Rolls Off Toyota Line
Captain Hybrid 6/5/2012 25 comments The automaker, which spent almost a decade out of the EV market, plans to sell 2,600 of the vehicles in three years.
ANSYS Takes Aim at Embedded Software
CAD/CAM Corner 6/5/2012 5 comments On the heels of its acquisition of Esterel Technologies, ANSYS steps into the world of systems engineering, rounding out its portfolio with a simulation tool for embedded software.
What's in Store for 2H12?
Blog 6/4/2012 13 comments Design News has covered an astounding number of stories and topics so far this year, but we're not going to rest on our laurels. Stay tuned.
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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