Chevy Volt: Chargeable With Renewable Energy?
Captain Hybrid 1/31/2012 38 comments If you're a prospective Volt owner who wants to load your lithium-ion battery with renewable energy electrons, Chevrolet says it has found a way to help you.
Case of the Deep-Fried Resistors
Sherlock Ohms 1/31/2012 10 comments One of the key traits of a great engineer is the willingness to try unusual processes to solve tricky problems -- like using a deep fryer.
Slideshow: Plant Safety Takes Center Stage in Factory Automation
Blog 1/30/2012 36 comments Safety networks have become more complex, and have actually become simpler and easier to deploy for plant operators. This slideshow highlights developments in plant safety with an emphasis on integrated safety networks.
Ford Recycles CES Plastic for Car Seats
Engineering Materials 1/27/2012 24 comments Ford and Unifi, maker of Repreve, will gather and recycle 2 million plastic bottles at CES and other shows for conversion into the Repreve seat fabric used in the 2012 Focus EV.
Shortcut Saves Time at Plant
Sherlock Ohms 1/27/2012 9 comments A bit of ingenuity can take a burdensome testing job and streamline it with handmade automation.
Composite Plane Repair Aided by Coating
Engineering Materials 1/26/2012 16 comments Coatings that make damage visible at certain wavelengths could be useful in inspecting the composites used in aircraft structures.
Battery Sparks Red-Hot Mystery
Sherlock Ohms 1/26/2012 39 comments Even the little 9V battery that we use in our smoke alarms and transistor radios delivers plenty of energy -- and can wreak havoc when crossed.
Cadillac's ATS Cuts Mass 1 Gram at a Time
Electronic News & Comment 1/24/2012 31 comments A massive engineering effort has produced a lightweight, high-strength body structure that will let Cadillac enter the compact luxury market segment this year.
Mentor Graphics' Deal Expands CFD Portfolio
CAD/CAM Corner 1/24/2012 5 comments With its acquisition of Flowmaster, Mentor Graphics is expanding its Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) portfolio with a systems-level tool for 1D CFD analysis.
Siemens PLM Software Expands Subscription Menu
CAD/CAM Corner 1/23/2012 8 comments In partnership with Local Motors, Siemens PLM Software is offering the crowdsourcing community multiple variations of Solid Edge as subscription licenses.
Design News Radio Explores Next-Generation PLM
CAD/CAM Corner 1/20/2012 5 comments Join Design News Radio in a live radio program and companion chat Thursday, Jan. 26, at 2 PM EST to explore how next-generation Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) is pushing CAD tools and product development processes to the next level.
MEMS Gains Respect at CES 2012
Blog 1/19/2012 14 comments As the MEMS industry spans a myriad of industries and markets, the future of MEMS in consumer electronics will enable a myriad of functionality, applications, and personalization.
Design News Radio: Microcontrollers for Mechatronics
Electronic News & Comment 1/19/2012 7 comments If you design mechatronic systems and want to learn more about using microcontrollers (MCUs) in your applications, listen to our Design News radio program on Tuesday, Jan. 24, at 2:00 p.m. EDT.
Tesla Model S Hitting the Road This Summer
Captain Hybrid 1/18/2012 55 comments Tesla Motors' plan to build practical, competitive electric vehicles (EVs) will finally be put to the test this summer, as the upstart car company rolls out its long-awaited Model S.
Gadget Freak Case #203: Smart Recycle Can
Gadget Freak 1/17/2012 19 comments This recycler determines the type of material being entered, by scanning it in or entering it via a touchscreen; and an RC servomotor opens the trash flap, dropping the material in the can.
Jack 7.1 Explores Human Side of Simulation
CAD/CAM Corner 1/17/2012 14 comments With the latest release of its Jack human simulation modeling software, Siemens PLM is aiming to make it easier to conduct ergonomic and safety studies on the manufacturing floor and beyond.
Smartphones Pose More Danger to Drivers
Electronic News & Comment 1/16/2012 39 comments Engineers who have equipped cars with cameras and collected millions of miles of data on crashes say that the key to distraction is visual, not cognitive.
CES: Nest Thermostat Aims at Smart Home
Blog 1/12/2012 11 comments The Nest is a sleek-looking digital thermostat which can actually "learn" its owners' schedule and then continue to regulate temperature to suit the user's preferences and patterns.
Prius Pushes Hybrid Efficiency
Captain Hybrid 1/11/2012 43 comments Hybrid cars entered a new market segment this week as Toyota introduced a "gateway" vehicle aimed at younger, less affluent buyers.
PLM Startup Targets Efficiency
CAD/CAM Corner 1/11/2012 11 comments Positioning itself as the anti-PLM, Kenesto is readying a cloud-based process automation tool that aims to bring efficiencies to manufacturers' product development processes.
What's the Noise in Signal-to-Noise Ratio?
Mechatronics Zone 1/11/2012 7 comments A signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) lets us express the relationship between signal and noise powers and between the root-mean-square (rms) values of signal and noise voltages.
Chevy Volt Beefs Up Battery Safety
Captain Hybrid 1/10/2012 18 comments General Motors said it will beef up the battery safety structure, add a sensor, and install a bracket in the Chevy Volt to prevent the type of post-crash fire that occurred in a Department of Transportation garage last year.
Virtually Perfect Pumps PLM 2.0
CAD/CAM Corner 1/10/2012 8 comments PLM veteran Michael Grieves's new book, Virtually Perfect, shines a spotlight on how manufacturing giants like Boeing and Apple are driving innovation and efficiencies through virtual product development.
Bridge Made From Recycled Plastic Bottles
Engineering Materials 1/9/2012 30 comments Recycled plastic bottles and other waste plastic are being turned into structural, weight-bearing elements of a 90-foot bridge in Scotland.
Hot Foot Causes Power Glitch
Sherlock Ohms 1/9/2012 12 comments What would cause a high-end lab power supply glitch? A firmware engineer answers this mystery.
TurboViewer App Enhances CAD Experience
CAD/CAM Corner 1/9/2012 5 comments Trying to carve out a front runner position in the mobile design tool apps market, IMSI/Design has released version 2.0 of its professional 3D mobile viewer with plans to build out a portfolio of apps in 2012.
'KISS' Among Engineers' Top 2012 Concerns
Wolfe's Den 1/9/2012 42 comments As we enter 2012, it seems that the design engineering audience is noticing that jobs are becoming encumbered by lots of stuff that may not result in better end products.
Would Cellphone Ban Secure Car Safety?
Electronic News & Comment 1/6/2012 67 comments Automakers continue to expand the scope of electronic "infotainment" features, despite government pressure to ban them and deem them unsafe.
MEMS Will Set the World on Fire
Blog 1/6/2012 9 comments Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) were in focus at the Seventh Annual Livingston Nanotechnology Conference, with the news that the US has a competitive advantage in advanced manufacturing in nano- and, to some extent, microtechnology.
Dassault Release Streamlines Simulation Workflows
CAD/CAM Corner 1/5/2012 6 comments Isight 5.6, an upgrade to Dassault Systèmes' simulation process workflow tool, is intended to help automate the simulation process and make it easier for engineers to explore design options.
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.
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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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